Given name
Kennedie
“a helmeted chief”
Kennedie is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kennedie is a variant of Kennedy. One interpretation is “a helmeted chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kennedie 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kennedie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,381
- 0 boys · 1,381 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,786 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,786 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 83 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,129 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.
Kennedie’s family of names
Kennedie has a related form in Kennedy.
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.
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