Feminine dossier · first seen 1957

Kennedy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kennedy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

4,522

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1957Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

36.3%

2024

2,881

All-time

90,712

Kennedy is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 4,522 girls were named Kennedy.

In 2024, only 2,881 girls were given the name.

Down 36.3% from its peak.

All told, about 90,712 Americans have been named Kennedy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1957.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

20154,522 girls named Kennedy

20242,881 girls named Kennedy

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