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

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Peak · girls
2002 · 1,795 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,308
since 1972

Mckenna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mckenna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #177, 2002girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#410758—
2024#375829—
2023#327941—
2022#2911,085—
2021#3181,024—
2020#2801,135—
2019#2871,153—
2018#2581,262—
2017#2541,255—
2016#2511,254—
2015#2491,305—
2014#2341,405—
2013#2161,471—
2012#2271,405—
2011#2391,333—
2010#2281,378—
2009#2161,505—
2008#2211,522—
2007#2271,554—
2006#2171,570#9,5857
2005#2111,657#11,4725
2004#2021,656#5,81313
2003#1931,695—
2002#1771,795#7,0559
2001#1941,693#9,2436
2000#1881,704#8,2097
1999#1981,571#5,31712
1998#2121,439#5,15912
1997#2261,330#4,96012
1996#2291,230#3,40620
1995#2591,066#1,95543
1994#382662#2,68527
1993#610376#8,7005
1992#588390—
1991#918209#8,2365
1990#1,193143—
1989#1,55191—
1988#1,44695—
1987#2,06553—
1986#1,78564—
1985#1,57576—
1984#2,51537—
1983#2,72132—
1982#2,11548—
1981#3,53223—
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1979#7,3138—
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1977#9,6525—
1976#8,1566—
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1972#8,2925—
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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 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 370 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedMEVermont: #72 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 215 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedNHWashington: #103 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 443 girlsWAIdaho: #127 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 454 girlsIDMontana: #74 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 238 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #75 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 241 girlsNDMinnesota: #147 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 683 girlsMNIllinois: #270 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsILWisconsin: #79 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 341 girlsWIMichigan: #162 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 793 girlsMINew York: #715 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsNYMassachusetts: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedRIOregon: #106 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 411 girlsORNevada: #102 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 380 girlsNVWyoming: #98 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 262 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedSDIowa: #115 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 485 girlsIAIndiana: #204 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsINOhio: #186 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 978 girlsOHPennsylvania: #261 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsPANew Jersey: #431 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,766 girlsNJConnecticut: #344 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,942 girlsCTCalifornia: #257 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsCAUtah: #24 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 150 girlsUTColorado: #105 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 464 girlsCONebraska: #85 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 324 girlsNEMissouri: #162 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 742 girlsMOKentucky: #186 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 887 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #320 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsVAMaryland: #281 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedDEArizona: #133 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 551 girlsAZNew Mexico: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsNMKansas: #174 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 762 girlsKSArkansas: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsARTennessee: #290 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #301 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #180 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 768 girlsOKLouisiana: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsLAMississippi: #408 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsMSAlabama: #550 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,475 girlsALGeorgia: #339 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsGAHawaii: #187 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 633 girlsHITexas: #271 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsTXFlorida: #396 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,321 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#24 · 1 in 150
  2. Vermont#72 · 1 in 215
  3. Montana#74 · 1 in 238
  4. North Dakota#75 · 1 in 241
  5. Wisconsin#79 · 1 in 341

Best ever in a state: #24 in Utah, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#241101 in 150
Vermont#7291 in 215
Montana#74121 in 238
North Dakota#75111 in 241
Wisconsin#79741 in 341
Nebraska#85251 in 324
Wyoming#9851 in 262
Nevada#102241 in 380
Washington#103661 in 443
Colorado#105481 in 464
Oregon#106401 in 411
Iowa#115291 in 485
Alaska#12471 in 370
Idaho#127131 in 454
Arizona#133531 in 551
Minnesota#147371 in 683
Michigan#162651 in 793
Missouri#162401 in 742
Kansas#174171 in 762
Oklahoma#180221 in 768
Kentucky#186231 in 887
Ohio#186631 in 978
Hawaii#18761 in 633
Indiana#204321 in 1,034
California#2571641 in 1,348
Pennsylvania#261401 in 1,457
New Mexico#26781 in 1,058
Illinois#270521 in 1,354
Texas#2711051 in 1,366
Maryland#281171 in 1,408
Tennessee#290191 in 1,607
North Carolina#301261 in 1,619
Virginia#320201 in 1,695
Georgia#339241 in 1,856
Connecticut#34481 in 1,942
Massachusetts#357141 in 2,279
Arkansas#39261 in 1,983
Florida#396321 in 2,321
Mississippi#40861 in 2,030
New Jersey#431151 in 2,766
Alabama#55061 in 3,475
Louisiana#69651 in 4,370
New York#715201 in 5,036
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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
  • 35 spots since 2024 (#375 → #410)
  • 130 spots since 2020 (#280 → #410)
  • 161 spots since 2015 (#249 → #410)
  • Biggest jump: 330 spots in 1992 (#918 → #588)
  • Biggest drop: 48 spots in 2024 (#327 → #375)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s29#7,313 (1979)#8,367
1980s519#1,446 (1988)#2,145
1990s8,416#198 (1999)#482
2000s16,351#177 (2002)#205
2010s13,221#216 (2013)#244
2020s5,772#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.

Mckenna in 1998

girls
#212
1,439 births · 1 in 1,228 girls
boys
#5,159
12 births · 1 in 159,281 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #212Mckenna1,439

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #5,159Mckenna12
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 1,228 of them was named Mckenna, which outranked 98.7% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckenna
  1. #209Karla1,473
  2. #210Katelynn1,457
  3. #211Kristin1,447
  4. #212Mckenna1,439
  5. #213Marisa1,433
  6. #214Tatiana1,428
  7. #215Amelia1,425
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 159,281 of them was named Mckenna, which outranked 54.4% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckenna
  1. #4,873Yousif13
  2. #4,873Yovanny13
  3. #4,873Zohaib13
  4. #5,159Mckenna12
  5. #5,159Aarin12
  6. #5,159Abhay12
  7. #5,159Abid12
  8. #5,466Aaric11
  9. #5,466Abdoulaye11
  10. #5,466Abdulmalik11

Tied with 306 names at #5,159; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →