Kenedie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEN-a-dee
- Origin
- Irish
Kenedie is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “probably helmeted head”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kenedie mean?
Irish: spelling of Kennedy; from the Irish surname Ó Cinnéide
“probably helmeted head”
From the Irish surname Ó Cinnéide; Cennétig, father of the high king Brian Boru, was an early bearer.
Meaning borrowed from Kennedy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kenedie a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenedie is a girls' name.
How popular is Kenedie in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Kenedie in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenedie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
Names like Kenedie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Teagan, Kerrigan, Keegan, Kennedy, Devyn, Keeley, Mckenna, Keely, Kennadi, Kayden, Kierra
Names related to Kenedie
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kenedie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenedie, updated 20 October 2026.