Over the past 110 years, 3 740 boys and 74 164 girls have been named Kennedy. The name Kennedy ranks 1454th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kennedy in 1955. The peak of popularity of the name Kennedy came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.