Is Kennedi a boy or girl name?
Kennedi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 414 girls and 0 boys were named Kennedi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 15,150 US babies named Kennedi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #685
- Babies named Kennedi since 1989
- 15,150
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 848 babies
Boys and girls named Kennedi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 414 | #685 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 473 | #627 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 548 | #557 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 590 | #522 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 578 | #524 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 625 | #503 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 724 | #440 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 717 | #442 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 800 | #416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 848 | #387 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 770 | #416 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 690 | #445 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 597 | #511 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 694 | #445 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 617 | #490 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 663 | #469 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,640 | 554 | #556 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 545 | #558 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,089 | 467 | #622 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 444 | #631 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,351 | 429 | #637 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 414 | #642 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 355 | #705 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 322 | #743 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 291 | #789 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 272 | #803 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 203 | #996 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,158 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,234 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,398 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,104 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,111 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,406 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kennedi reached #12,351 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #387 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kennedi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.