Mckenna
- #410 for girls in 2025, 758 births
- Last seen for boys in 2006 at #9,585
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 1,795 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,308since 1972
Mckenna over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Mckenna has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #410 | 758 | — | |
| 2024 | #375 | 829 | — | |
| 2023 | #327 | 941 | — | |
| 2022 | #291 | 1,085 | — | |
| 2021 | #318 | 1,024 | — | |
| 2020 | #280 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2019 | #287 | 1,153 | — | |
| 2018 | #258 | 1,262 | — | |
| 2017 | #254 | 1,255 | — | |
| 2016 | #251 | 1,254 | — | |
| 2015 | #249 | 1,305 | — | |
| 2014 | #234 | 1,405 | — | |
| 2013 | #216 | 1,471 | — | |
| 2012 | #227 | 1,405 | — | |
| 2011 | #239 | 1,333 | — | |
| 2010 | #228 | 1,378 | — | |
| 2009 | #216 | 1,505 | — | |
| 2008 | #221 | 1,522 | — | |
| 2007 | #227 | 1,554 | — | |
| 2006 | #217 | 1,570 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #211 | 1,657 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #202 | 1,656 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #193 | 1,695 | — | |
| 2002 | #177 | 1,795 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #194 | 1,693 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #188 | 1,704 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #198 | 1,571 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 1998 | #212 | 1,439 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #226 | 1,330 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #229 | 1,230 | #3,406 | 20 |
| 1995 | #259 | 1,066 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1994 | #382 | 662 | #2,685 | 27 |
| 1993 | #610 | 376 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #588 | 390 | — | |
| 1991 | #918 | 209 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,193 | 143 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,551 | 91 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,446 | 95 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,065 | 53 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,785 | 64 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,575 | 76 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,115 | 48 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | — | |
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| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
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| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | — | |
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1972
The first year at least five girls were named Mckenna! It came in at #8,292, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1975, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mckenna is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#121 · 1 in 380
- Delaware#167 · 1 in 451
- Massachusetts#183 · 1 in 801
- South Dakota#188 · 1 in 509
- North Dakota#195 · 1 in 540
Best ever in a state: #24 in Utah, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #121 | 10 | 1 in 380 |
| Delaware | #167 | 5 | 1 in 451 |
| Massachusetts | #183 | 30 | 1 in 801 |
| South Dakota | #188 | 6 | 1 in 509 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| New Jersey | #221 | 37 | 1 in 959 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 20 | 1 in 915 |
| Ohio | #264 | 42 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Mississippi | #270 | 10 | 1 in 890 |
| Michigan | #272 | 33 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Pennsylvania | #277 | 39 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Connecticut | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,046 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Minnesota | #328 | 17 | 1 in 1,263 |
| Kentucky | #331 | 13 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Colorado | #354 | 17 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Iowa | #354 | 9 | 1 in 1,308 |
| New York | #359 | 47 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Illinois | #363 | 28 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Wisconsin | #364 | 14 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Oklahoma | #374 | 11 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Indiana | #377 | 18 | 1 in 1,550 |
| North Carolina | #381 | 28 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Florida | #404 | 46 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Missouri | #418 | 14 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Maryland | #427 | 12 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Georgia | #431 | 26 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Virginia | #433 | 18 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Washington | #511 | 13 | 1 in 2,220 |
| Tennessee | #568 | 13 | 1 in 2,467 |
| Texas | #581 | 54 | 1 in 2,973 |
| Alabama | #633 | 7 | 1 in 2,617 |
| Arizona | #748 | 8 | 1 in 3,527 |
| California | #855 | 34 | 1 in 4,757 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mckenna
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 130 spots since 2020 (#280 → #410)
- Biggest jump: 330 spots in 1992
- Biggest drop: 48 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1972
- Peaked 2002 at #177 (1,795 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1991–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,001
- Highest: 1 in 1,001 girls born in 2002 were named Mckenna (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,120 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 36.9% of all girls named Mckenna (16,351) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 | #7,313 (1979) | #8,367 |
| 1980s | 519 | #1,446 (1988) | #2,145 |
| 1990s | 8,416 | #198 (1999) | #482 |
| 2000s | 16,351 | #177 (2002) | #205 |
| 2010s | 13,221 | #216 (2013) | #244 |
| 2020s | 5,772 | #280 (2020) | #334 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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