Girls name
Kennedy
Kennedy is a girls' name given to 92,964 girls in the United States since 1990, peaking in 2015 with 4,523 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 15th among girls names in New Hampshire in 2021.
Which states favor Kennedy
Kennedy by state
Top states by all-time births named Kennedy. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 8,780 | #117 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 6,938 | #142 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 4,925 | #77 (2025) |
| 4 | Georgia | 4,487 | #55 (2025) |
| 5 | Michigan | 4,340 | #59 (2025) |
| 6 | Florida | 3,922 | #105 (2025) |
| 7 | Illinois | 3,671 | #89 (2025) |
| 8 | North Carolina | 3,625 | #55 (2025) |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 3,074 | #52 (2025) |
| 10 | New York | 2,902 | #122 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 2,814 | #137 (2025) |
| 12 | Tennessee | 2,641 | #87 (2025) |
| 13 | Virginia | 2,580 | #78 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 2,519 | #69 (2025) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 1,998 | — |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1,997 | — |
| 17 | Washington | 1,954 | — |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1,954 | — |
| 19 | Maryland | 1,932 | — |
| 20 | Alabama | 1,837 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).