Kennedy
4 countries#85 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kennedy was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
101,120 births recorded 1912–2025 · currently #85 · peaked in 2015 with 4,688 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
183 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 2003 with 10 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
123 births recorded 1982–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 2016 with 10 births
Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
9 births recorded 1998–2022 · peaked in 1998 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kennedy’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #115 | — |
| 2007 | #110 | ↑5 |
| 2008 | #115 | ↓5 |
| 2009 | #115 | — |
| 2010 | #111 | ↑4 |
| 2011 | #91 | ↑20 |
| 2012 | #84 | ↑7 |
| 2013 | #65 | ↑19 |
| 2014 | #54 | ↑11 |
| 2015 | #58 | ↓4 |
| 2016 | #59 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #58 | ↑1 |
| 2018 | #59 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #67 | ↓8 |
| 2020 | #72 | ↓5 |
| 2021 | #70 | ↑2 |
| 2022 | #74 | ↓4 |
| 2023 | #72 | ↑2 |
| 2024 | #89 | ↓17 |
| 2025 | #85 | ↑4 |
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