Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kenedy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenedy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 628
- 20 boys · 608 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 827 as a first name in 2020; 424 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kenedy’s family of names
Kenedy may belong to the same name family as KENEDDY. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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