Girl
Kennedy
The name Kennedy carries the meaning "Irish Cinnéidigh", with roots in Irish. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. 2015 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
IrishIrish "Cinnéidigh"
EtymologyMeaning "helmeted head" (disputed alt. "ugly head")
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
51
1920s
91
1930s
62
1940s
102
1950s
191
1960s
1,144
1970s
274
1980s
590
1990s
9,825
2000s
29,276
2010s
32,106
Peaked in the 2010s · 73,712 total U.S. births since 1900