The baby name Kennedy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1955 to 2024. It was most popular in 2016 with 5,462 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kennedy has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1960 | 103 |
| 1961 | 143 |
| 1962 | 86 |
| 1963 | 158 |
| 1964 | 239 |
| 1965 | 114 |
| 1966 | 53 |
| 1967 | 28 |
| 1968 | 14 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1989 | 31 |
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 73 |
| 1993 | 16 |
| 1994 | 467 |
| 1994 | 69 |
| 1995 | 1,383 |
| 1995 | 87 |
| 1996 | 1,705 |
| 1996 | 87 |
| 1997 | 1,949 |
| 1997 | 111 |
| 1998 | 2,311 |
| 1998 | 69 |
| 1999 | 2,086 |
| 1999 | 90 |
| 2000 | 2,698 |
| 2000 | 122 |
| 2001 | 2,768 |
| 2001 | 157 |
| 2002 | 2,796 |
| 2002 | 133 |
| 2003 | 3,058 |
| 2003 | 138 |
| 2004 | 4,084 |
| 2004 | 142 |
| 2005 | 3,992 |
| 2005 | 120 |
| 2006 | 3,904 |
| 2006 | 151 |
| 2007 | 4,131 |
| 2007 | 81 |
| 2008 | 3,773 |
| 2008 | 137 |
| 2009 | 3,330 |
| 2009 | 99 |
| 2010 | 3,306 |
| 2010 | 98 |
| 2011 | 4,102 |
| 2011 | 80 |
| 2012 | 4,163 |
| 2012 | 118 |
| 2013 | 4,536 |
| 2013 | 115 |
| 2014 | 5,083 |
| 2014 | 123 |
| 2015 | 5,437 |
| 2015 | 144 |
| 2016 | 5,462 |
| 2016 | 139 |
| 2017 | 5,092 |
| 2017 | 102 |
| 2018 | 4,732 |
| 2018 | 98 |
| 2019 | 4,355 |
| 2019 | 73 |
| 2020 | 3,715 |
| 2020 | 90 |
| 2021 | 4,162 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2022 | 3,851 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2023 | 3,827 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 3,559 |
| 2024 | 49 |