girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Mckenna

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #410 Trend ↓ Falling 26%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#410
among girls · ↓34 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
758
named Mckenna · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,120
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
1,804 babies
All-time total
44,491
#647 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Mckenna popularity over time

44,491 babies have been named Mckenna since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 29 – 29 3 – #7,756
1980s 519 – 519 52 +1690% #1,449
1990s 8,416 136 8,552 855 +1548% #198
2000s 16,351 47 16,398 1,640 +92% #177
2010s 13,221 – 13,221 1,322 -19% #216
2020s (to 2025) 5,772 – 5,772 962 -27% #280

Where Mckenna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 720 0.45 #430
2027 689 0.43 #449
2028 663 0.41 #464
2029 643 0.40 #479
2030 625 0.39 #482

Where Mckenna is most popular

Girls named Mckenna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.572 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Maine.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mckenna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 41 2.22 +289%
North Dakota 28 2.13 +273%
Maine 31 2.00 +251%
Massachusetts 164 1.36 +137%
Delaware 15 1.32 +131%
Connecticut 76 1.31 +129%
South Carolina 113 1.26 +120%
Minnesota 131 1.21 +112%
West Virginia 30 1.14 +100%
Mississippi 49 1.05 +83%
Vermont 5 1.03 +80%
Maryland 109 1.03 +80%
Pennsylvania 243 1.03 +80%
Ohio 238 1.00 +76%
Kentucky 85 0.994 +74%
Iowa 58 0.993 +74%
Wisconsin 100 0.971 +70%
Michigan 169 0.928 +62%
New Jersey 166 0.920 +61%
South Dakota 12 0.841 +47%
Idaho 28 0.837 +46%
Virginia 138 0.810 +42%
North Carolina 184 0.808 +41%
Missouri 96 0.797 +39%
Tennessee 117 0.739 +29%
Alabama 69 0.735 +29%
Oregon 47 0.722 +26%
Colorado 80 0.717 +25%
Illinois 162 0.708 +24%
New Mexico 17 0.699 +22%
New York 270 0.682 +19%
Arkansas 36 0.681 +19%
Indiana 95 0.677 +18%
Washington 96 0.665 +16%
Georgia 148 0.651 +14%
Louisiana 56 0.640 +12%
Oklahoma 45 0.611 +7%
Kansas 35 0.607 +6%
Montana 8 0.591 ≈ national
Florida 241 0.563 ≈ national
Nebraska 20 0.556 ≈ national
Utah 42 0.505 -12%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -16%
Arizona 65 0.463 -19%
Nevada 18 0.387 -32%
Texas 298 0.371 -35%
California 232 0.276 -52%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mckenna

Mckenna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #410 in 2025 with 758 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 44,491 American babies have been named Mckenna. Its peak came in 2002, when 1,804 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mckenna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mckenna?

The median living Mckenna is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 24. An estimated 44 thousand people named Mckenna are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mckenna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 758 #410 – –
2024 829 #376 – –
2023 941 #328 – –
2022 1,085 #291 – –
2021 1,024 #318 – –
2020 1,135 #280 – –
2019 1,153 #289 – –
2018 1,262 #258 – –
2017 1,255 #254 – –
2016 1,254 #251 – –
2015 1,305 #249 – –
2014 1,405 #234 – –
2013 1,471 #216 – –
2012 1,405 #227 – –
2011 1,333 #239 – –
2010 1,378 #228 – –
2009 1,505 #216 – –
2008 1,522 #221 – –
2007 1,554 #227 – –
2006 1,570 #217 7 #10,276
2005 1,657 #211 5 #12,694
2004 1,656 #202 13 #6,023
2003 1,695 #193 – –
2002 1,795 #177 9 #7,439
2001 1,693 #194 6 #10,102
2000 1,704 #188 7 #8,803
1995 1,066 #259 43 #1,976
1990 143 #1,195 – –
1985 76 #1,585 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mckenna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mckenna Grace Mckenna Grace American actress and singer (born 2006) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mckenna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mckenna?

The median living Mckenna is about 18 years old. Half of all living Mckennas are between 10 and 24 years old.

How many people named Mckenna are alive today?

An estimated 44 thousand people named Mckenna are alive in the United States, based on 44,491 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mckenna mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Mckenna in 2025?

Mckenna ranked #410 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 758 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mckenna?

44,491 babies have been named Mckenna in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mckenna most popular?

Mckenna peaked in 2002, when 1,804 newborns received the name.

Is Mckenna a boy or girl name?

Mckenna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mckenna rising or falling?

Mckenna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mckenna become more popular?

Mckenna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 625 girls named Mckenna in 2030, which would rank around #482. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mckenna?

Well-known people named Mckenna include Mckenna Grace (actor).

Names like Mckenna

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