Kenedee
Modern invented name, a variant spelling of Kennedy meaning "misshapen head".
Name Census estimates that about 196 living Americans carry the first name Kenedee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kenedee today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kenedee births was 2007 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kenedee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
196
~ 1 in 1,748,747 Americans
Peak year
2007
14 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2021 SSA rank
#16,490
Tracked since 1995
Census
Kenedee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 193 people with the first name Kenedee, which placed it at #39,252 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,252
National first-name rank
People counted
193
193 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kenedee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kenedee is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (22.8%) and Two or More Races (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kenedee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kenedee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.2% · 124
- Black or African American22.8% · 44
- Two or more races7.8% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 3
Popularity
Kenedee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kenedee from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 112 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kenedee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kenedee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kenedee
Kenedee is a given name of uncertain origin, with no definitive records of its earliest use or meaning. However, it is believed to be a modern invented name, possibly derived from the surname Kennedy, which has Irish roots.
The name Kennedy is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Irish surname Ó Ceannéidigh, which means "descendant of the ugly-headed one." This refers to an ancestor who had an unsightly or misshapen head. The name can be traced back to the 13th century in Ireland.
While the name Kenedee does not have a clear historical or cultural background, it may have been inspired by the famous Kennedy family of American politicians, including President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and his brothers Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) and Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009).
The earliest recorded instance of the name Kenedee appears to be in the late 20th century, but there are no notable historical figures with this exact spelling. It is possible that some individuals were given the name as a creative variation of Kennedy or as a unique name without direct historical ties.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the name Kennedy, including:
1. John Kennedy (1475-1508), a Scottish poet and religious reformer.
2. James Kennedy (1405-1465), a Scottish bishop and founder of St. Salvator's College at the University of St. Andrews.
3. Thomas Kennedy (1776-1846), a Scottish-American author and member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
4. John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870), an American novelist and politician from Maryland.
5. Joseph C. G. Kennedy (1888-1969), an American businessman and father of the Kennedy political dynasty.
While the name Kenedee may not have a rich historical legacy, it has gained popularity in recent years as a unique and modern variant of the more traditional Kennedy.
People
Kenedee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenedee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kenedee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenedee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 196 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kenedee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,748,747 US residents.
Is Kenedee a common name?
We classify Kenedee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 199 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kenedee most popular?
The single biggest year for Kenedee was 2007, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kenedee is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kenedee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 193 people with the name Kenedee, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,252 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kenedee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kenedee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kenedee appears almost entirely female. Of the 188 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kenedee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kenedee is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (22.8%) and Two or More Races (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kenedee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kenedee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.2% (124 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kenedee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kenedee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kenedee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kenedee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kenedee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kenedee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Kenedee?
See how many people have the name Kenedee on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.