#892024 rank
2015peak year
90,712babies named Kennedy since 1880
▼ 22%5-year trend
Kennedy popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Kennedy mean?
From the Irish surname O Cinneide, from ceann, 'head', and eidigh, 'helmeted', often glossed 'helmeted chief'. It became a unisex first name, now mostly for girls in the US.
OriginIrish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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