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The first name Kennedi

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Fanciful variant of Kennedy.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Kennedi last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2008, with 7 births (#3,005).

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42
babies named Kennedi, 1996–2025
#4,535
rank in 2020
2008
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kennedi with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Kennedi at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 398 girls born in the United States were named Kennedi, the 709th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 848 were.

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15,552
babies named Kennedi since 1880
#709
rank in 2025
2015
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Kennedi

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Kennedi Clements
    Canadian child actress, born 2007

Questions

What does the name Kennedi mean?
Fanciful variant of Kennedy.
How popular is the name Kennedi?
In 2020, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Kennedi, ranking 4,535th. Its peak was 2008, with 7 births.
Is Kennedi a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,552 US babies named Kennedi since 1880 were girls.
When was Kennedi most popular?
2015 in the United States, when 848 babies were named Kennedi, its highest rank at 387th.