Given name
Kennedee
“a helmeted chief”
Kennedee is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kennedee is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kennedee is a variant of Kennedy. Kennedy has been associated with Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennedee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 417
- 0 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,138 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 357 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kennedee’s family of names
Kennedee has a related form in Kennedy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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