Kennedy
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning misshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name.
How Kennedy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #58 |
| 2016 | #59 |
| 2017 | #58 |
| 2018 | #59 |
| 2019 | #67 |
| 2020 | #72 |
| 2021 | #70 |
| 2022 | #74 |
| 2023 | #72 |
| 2024 | #89 |
| 2025 | #85 |
Kennedy by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Kennedy. In the US, 4,277 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,517 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Kennedy
Forms of Kennedy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kenadeehandsome; a modern spelling of Kennedy71 in the US (2017)
- Kynnedimisshapen head; a respelling of Kennedy68 in the US (2017)
- Kennadeehandsome; a form of Kennedy18 in the US (2017)
- Kennadiehandsome; a form of Kennedy18 in the US (2017)
- Kennidyugly head; a form of Kennedy15 in the US (2017)
- Kennedeeugly head; a form of Kennedy11 in the US (2017)
- Kennediiugly head; a form of Kennedy7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kennedy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kennedy
Names that are said the same way as Kennedy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kennediugly head; a respelling of Kennedy713 in the US (2017)
- Kennadia form of kennedy112 in the US (2017)
- Kennadymisshapen head; modern spelling of Kennedy56 in the US (2017)
- Kenadiugly head; a respelling of Kennedy46 in the US (2017)
- Kenadiehandsome; a form of Kennedy40 in the US (2017)
- Kennediehelmeted chief; variant of Kennedy33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Kennedy, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kennedy
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