Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kennedi

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
helmeted chief

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #12535, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #387, 840 births); most recent 2025 (rank #707, 398 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–398
2024–414
2023–473
2022–548
2021–590
2020–578
2019–625
2018–724
2017–717
2016–800

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #3004, 7 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4535, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20204
20194
20183
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #744, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #618, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence