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Kennedy
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93% girls / 7% boys
Origin of the name
Kennedy comes from an Irish surname, Ó Cinnéide. President John F. Kennedy made it famous.
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Where babies named Kennedy are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kennedy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kennedy is most common in South Dakota (2 times), North Dakota (1.8) and Arkansas (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Kennedy are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kennedy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kennedy is most common in Georgia (2.7 times), North Carolina (1.9) and Texas (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Kenney 2,500
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 3% | 97% |
| 1960s | 1% | 99% |
| 1970s | 8% | 92% |
| 1980s | 21% | 79% |
| 1990s | 87% | 13% |
| 2000s | 94% | 6% |
| 2010s | 96% | 4% |
| 2020s | 97% | 3% |