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Kennedy

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kennedy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #357 to #1893.200020052010201520202025#357#1893
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#375
1997#357
1998#476
1999#498
2000#502
2001#519
2002#702
2003#771
2004#772
2005#756
2006#928
2007#882
2008#1206
2009#1411
2010#1731
2011#1729
2012#1893
2013#1148
2014#1456
2015#1204
2016#1211
2017#1568
2018#1234
2019#1497
2020#992
2021#1311
2022#1383
2023#1640
2024#1449
2025#1584

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1584 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #375 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2022

    Highest recorded position: #351 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2022).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1584 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #351 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Kennedy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#158419HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#42754HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#144922HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#138323HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#131124HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#99234HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#149720HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#27287HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#123427HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#156820HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#121128HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#120428HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#215010HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#145621HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#207910HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#114830HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#189315HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#172916HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#173116HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#203610HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#141120HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#120624HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#145715HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#88235HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#144015HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#92831HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#75638HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#129915HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#77236HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#77135HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#70237HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#51955HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#137910HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#50258HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#133010HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#49858HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#47661HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#35791HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#125710HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37589HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#4183HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kennedy is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Kennedy, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#357 in 1997
Northern Ireland1998–20223#351 in 1998
Republic of Ireland2002–20256#393 in 2002
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 27 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Kennedy

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #351 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.