Fun Facts About the Name Kenedi
- More than 1 thousand babies named Kenedi: U.S. records list 1,037 babies given the name Kenedi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kenedi Mean?
Kenedi is a variant spelling of Kennedy. Its established meaning comes from the Irish Gaelic personal name Cinnéide, usually translated as helmeted head. The name is formed from cinn or ceann, meaning head, and éide, meaning armor or helmet. The literal sense is therefore an armored or helmeted head. A less common explanation gives the meaning misshapen head, but that sense is not as clearly supported by the usual word elements. Kenedi does not have a separate Gaelic etymology; it carries the meaning and origin of Kennedy.
Kenedi Name History & Origins
Kenedi is a respelling of the surname and given name Kennedy. The parent name comes from Irish Gaelic: Ó Cinnéide means descendant of Cinnéide, and Mac Cinnéide means son of Cinnéide. The personal name Cinnéide was used in medieval Ireland. The O'Kennedys were a Dalcassian family associated with Ormond, in what is now County Tipperary. In Scotland, Kennedy is also an old surname, linked to Carrick in Ayrshire, where the Kennedy family later held the earldom of Cassilis. As a given name, Kennedy and its variants are used in English-speaking countries. Kenedi is one of several modern spellings, along with Kennedi and Kenedy; it does not represent a distinct Gaelic form.
How Popular is the Name Kenedi?
Kenedi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,792 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,319 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #6,497 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #4,806 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #2,908 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2021 | #8,721 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,067 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #6,563 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,664 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,592 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #4,483 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,810 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2014 | #5,550 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #3,816 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #5,178 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #3,525 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #5,513 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #3,707 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #4,134 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #3,014 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2006 | #4,409 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,034 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #3,153 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #3,503 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2002 | #3,552 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #2,792 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #3,557 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #3,601 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,975 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,185 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #4,517 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #4,030 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #11,139 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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