Kennedie
Kennedie was the 9786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2322nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,598 places. More babies were named Kennedie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kennedy) Meaning disputed · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #9,786 girls, down 4,541 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200783 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,381babies recorded
What does the name Kennedie mean?
Kennedie is a spelling of Kennedy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kennedy's meaning and origin.
Kennedy is the English form of the Irish surname Ó Cinnéide (older Ó Cinnéidigh), 'descendant of Cinnéidigh'. The first part of the personal name is ceann, 'head'. The second is disputed: Wiktionary and Wikipedia give éidigh, 'ugly', making 'ugly head', while the Irish scholar Patrick Woulfe read it as a word for 'armor', making 'helmeted head'. A Scottish Gaelic form gave a Scottish surname as well. Wiktionary describes Kennedy as a unisex first name, and its use for girls as modern and American.
ceann (Irish, “head”)éidigh (Irish, “ugly (one reading)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. 'Ugly head' versus 'helmeted head' (Woulfe); sources disagree on the second element.
Related names: Kennedi, Kenedy, Kenzie.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kennedy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kennedy (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kennedie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,786 | 10 |
| 2020 | #5,245 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,575 | 71 |
| 2000 | #2,492 | 61 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Kennedie, counting every spelling?
Kennedie is a spelling of Kennedy, a name family that ranked #89 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,786 for Kennedie on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,370 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 2,933 | #85 | 15,418 |
| Kennedi | 398 | #709 | 2,426 |
| Kenedi | 24 | #5,319 | 140 |
| Kennedie | 10 | #9,786 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kennedie?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kennedie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kennedie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kennedie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kennedie?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Kennedie are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Kennedie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kennedie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kennedie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kennedie
What does Kennedie mean?
The meaning of Kennedy is disputed: 'Ugly head' versus 'helmeted head' (Woulfe); sources disagree on the second element.
How popular is the name Kennedie?
Kennedie was the 9786th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2322nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,598 places. More babies were named Kennedie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kennedie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kennedie in the US.