Spellings
Kennedy or Kennedi?
In the US in 2025, 87% of babies in this name family were spelled Kennedy and 12% Kennedi. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Kennedy87% of the family2,933 born in 2025#85 among girls−35% since 2015Kennedi12% of the family398 born in 2025#707 among girls−53% since 2015Kennadi1% of the family30 born in 2025#4,546 among girls−71% since 2015Kynnedi1% of the family26 born in 2025#4,987 among girls−62% since 2015
Ten years ago
Kennedy already led in 2015, with 82% of the family's births; it has 87% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 5,542 to 3,387 births (−39%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 4,523 | 2,933 | −35% |
| Kennedi | 848 | 398 | −53% |
| Kennadi | 102 | 30 | −71% |
| Kynnedi | 69 | 26 | −62% |
How they sound
- Kennedy /ˈkɛnədi/ (KEN-uh-dee)
- Kennedi /ˈkɛnədi/ (KEN-uh-dee)
- Kennadi /ˈkɛnədi/ (KEN-uh-dee)
- Kynnedi /ˈkɛnədiː/ (KEN-uh-dee)
In France
In France in 2025: Kennedy 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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