Given name & surname
Kennedey
“a helmeted chief”
Kennedey is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kennedey is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kennedey 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennedey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 0 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1998.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kennedey’s family of names
Kennedey 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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