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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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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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 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #130 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 381 girlsAKMaine: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 629 girlsMEVermont: #83 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 229 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedNHWashington: #90 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 424 girlsWAIdaho: #55 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 239 girlsIDMontana: #49 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 183 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #34 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 136 girlsNDMinnesota: #92 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 397 girlsMNIllinois: #214 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsILWisconsin: #70 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 315 girlsWIMichigan: #115 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 524 girlsMINew York: #339 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsNYMassachusetts: #423 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedRIOregon: #117 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 486 girlsORNevada: #118 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 464 girlsNVWyoming: #54 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 155 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #106 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 328 girlsSDIowa: #69 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 300 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 646 girlsINOhio: #122 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 582 girlsOHPennsylvania: #126 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 621 girlsPANew Jersey: #292 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsNJConnecticut: #267 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsCTCalifornia: #291 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsCAUtah: #41 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 226 girlsUTColorado: #143 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 591 girlsCONebraska: #83 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 319 girlsNEMissouri: #125 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 558 girlsMOKentucky: #142 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 643 girlsKYWest Virginia: #141 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 549 girlsWVVirginia: #256 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,274 girlsVAMaryland: #198 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 914 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 832 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedNMKansas: #155 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 611 girlsKSArkansas: #200 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 845 girlsARTennessee: #177 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 858 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #232 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #200 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 917 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #174 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 755 girlsOKLouisiana: #320 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsLAMississippi: #188 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 808 girlsMSAlabama: #297 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsALGeorgia: #219 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mckenna, so not publishedHITexas: #277 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsTXFlorida: #298 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#34 · 1 in 136
  2. Utah#41 · 1 in 226
  3. Montana#49 · 1 in 183
  4. Wyoming#54 · 1 in 155
  5. Idaho#55 · 1 in 239

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#34171 in 136
Utah#41781 in 226
Montana#49151 in 183
Wyoming#5481 in 155
Idaho#55261 in 239
Iowa#69451 in 300
Wisconsin#70791 in 315
Nebraska#83261 in 319
Vermont#8371 in 229
Washington#90671 in 424
Minnesota#92641 in 397
South Dakota#10691 in 328
Michigan#115931 in 524
Oregon#117331 in 486
Nevada#118221 in 464
Ohio#1221001 in 582
Missouri#125501 in 558
Pennsylvania#126891 in 621
Alaska#13061 in 381
West Virginia#141131 in 549
Kentucky#142301 in 643
Colorado#143421 in 591
Indiana#148501 in 646
Kansas#155221 in 611
Maine#16771 in 629
Oklahoma#174221 in 755
Tennessee#177351 in 858
Mississippi#188141 in 808
Arizona#195391 in 832
Maryland#198261 in 914
Arkansas#200141 in 845
South Carolina#200181 in 917
Illinois#214671 in 1,025
Georgia#219451 in 1,076
North Carolina#232391 in 1,114
Virginia#256281 in 1,274
Connecticut#267111 in 1,331
Texas#2771121 in 1,392
California#2911491 in 1,495
New Jersey#292251 in 1,648
Alabama#297141 in 1,393
Florida#298491 in 1,572
Louisiana#320141 in 1,466
New York#339521 in 1,863
Massachusetts#423121 in 2,556
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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 2002

girls
#177
1,795 births · 1 in 1,001 girls
boys
#7,055
9 births · 1 in 215,724 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #177Mckenna1,795

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #7,055Mckenna9
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 1,001 of them was named Mckenna, which outranked 99.0% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckenna
  1. #174Meghan1,862
  2. #175Karla1,840
  3. #176Cynthia1,833
  4. #177Mckenna1,795
  5. #178Bethany1,793
  6. #179Chelsea1,785
  7. #180Monica1,778
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 215,724 of them was named Mckenna, which outranked 43.5% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckenna
  1. #6,522Zoltan10
  2. #6,522Zyad10
  3. #6,522Zyere10
  4. #7,055Mckenna9
  5. #7,055Abbott9
  6. #7,055Abhi9
  7. #7,055Able9
  8. #7,643Aaliyah8
  9. #7,643Aasim8
  10. #7,643Abdon8

Tied with 587 names at #7,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →