Kennedy Name Popularity
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How popular is Kennedy?
The popular name Kennedy was the 59th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 100 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
Position 54, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2014.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2015 with 4,519 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Kennedy was less than 5, most recently in 1981.
Kennedy, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1985-2003, and 2009-2014.
Kennedy became more popular as a girls name in 1993.
Where is the name Kennedy popularity headed?
Kennedy's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.
The popularity trend for Kennedy has steadily increased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Kennedy for their newborn has remained about the same.
The name Kennedy is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Kennedy (Girl) | Kennedy (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 3,924 | 59 | 126 | 1,390 |
| 2017 | | 4,152 | 58 | 140 | 1,294 |
| 2016 | | 4,328 | 59 | 171 | 1,130 |
| 2015 | | 4,519 | 58 | 163 | 1,154 |
| 2014 | | 4,489 | 54 | 158 | 1,181 |
| 2013 | | 3,955 | 64 | 154 | 1,170 |
| 2012 | | 3,384 | 83 | 164 | 1,121 |
| 2011 | | 3,244 | 91 | 124 | 1,359 |
| 2010 | | 2,833 | 110 | 158 | 1,165 |
| 2009 | | 2,862 | 115 | 150 | 1,207 |
| 2008 | | 2,951 | 115 | 166 | 1,107 |
| 2007 | | 3,053 | 110 | 153 | 1,160 |
| 2006 | | 2,903 | 115 | 179 | 1,025 |
| 2005 | | 2,826 | 118 | 173 | 996 |
| 2004 | | 2,886 | 117 | 183 | 926 |
| 2003 | | 2,774 | 122 | 170 | 959 |
| 2002 | | 2,512 | 136 | 195 | 853 |
| 2001 | | 2,406 | 138 | 185 | 869 |
| 2000 | | 2,391 | 139 | 160 | 954 |
| 1999 | | 1,892 | 165 | 165 | 907 |
| 1998 | | 1,658 | 183 | 152 | 929 |
| 1997 | | 1,624 | 186 | 185 | 796 |
| 1996 | | 1,418 | 207 | 169 | 840 |
| 1995 | | 1,235 | 229 | 159 | 860 |
| 1994 | | 472 | 524 | 142 | 923 |
| 1993 | | 134 | 1,277 | 82 | 1,255 |
| 1992 | | 47 | 2,631 | 88 | 1,191 |
| 1991 | | 33 | 3,331 | 60 | 1,474 |
| 1990 | | 38 | 2,983 | 72 | 1,311 |
| 1989 | | 27 | 3,734 | 79 | 1,211 |
| 1988 | | 16 | 5,167 | 59 | 1,347 |
| 1987 | | 25 | 3,574 | 53 | 1,391 |
| 1986 | | 17 | 4,629 | 49 | 1,426 |
| 1985 | | 9 | 7,240 | 50 | 1,379 |
| 1984 | | 9 | 7,059 | 59 | 1,194 |
| 1983 | | 9 | 6,986 | 41 | 1,502 |
| 1982 | | 9 | 7,160 | 28 | 1,964 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 2,019 |
| 1980 | | 5 | 11,174 | 20 | 2,486 |
| 1979 | | 6 | 9,512 | 25 | 2,075 |
| 1978 | | 8 | 7,280 | 22 | 2,161 |
| 1977 | | 5 | 10,360 | 21 | 2,244 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,904 |
| 1975 | | 5 | 9,749 | 21 | 2,172 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 2,024 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 2,361 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 2,122 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,453 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 1,285 |
| 1969 | | 5 | 8,006 | 33 | 1,405 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 980 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 912 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 87 | 781 |
| 1965 | | 5 | 6,983 | 121 | 677 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 230 | 516 |
| 1963 | | 6 | 6,207 | 158 | 624 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 828 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 177 | 594 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 117 | 722 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,786 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,757 |
| 1957 | | 5 | 6,561 | 25 | 1,610 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,050 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,707 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,793 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,799 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,211 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,757 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,269 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 1,984 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,497 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,628 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,341 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,489 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,607 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,804 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,398 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,582 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,362 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,792 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,344 |
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| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,456 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,485 |
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| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,586 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,731 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,121 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,956 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,309 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,268 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,277 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,746 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 4,039 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,718 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,316 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,359 |
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| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,251 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,356 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,472 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 3,235 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,544 |
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