Girls' name · peaked in 2002
Mckenna name popularity since 1925
44,491 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mckenna. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Mckenna is about 19 years old in 2026. Mckenna peaked in 2002 as the #177 name for girls, and it ranked #410 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,491
- Named Mckenna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #410
- for girls in 2025 (758 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 44,308 girls · 183 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Mckenna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mckenna births per year, 1925–2025
2002 was the biggest year for Mckenna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Mckenna became 8× more common, from 1 in 13,300 baby girls to 1 in 1,650.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mckenna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mckenna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mckenna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 29 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 519 | 0 | #1,585 |
| 1990s | 8,416 | 136 | #259 |
| 2000s | 16,351 | 47 | #211 |
| 2010s | 13,221 | 0 | #249 |
| 2020–25 | 5,772 | 0 | #410 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.9% of babies named Mckenna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mckenna is most popular
The index compares Mckenna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mckenna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.08× | 1,517 |
| Idaho | 2.59× | 450 |
| Nevada | 2.54× | 396 |
| North Dakota | 2.41× | 332 |
| Oregon | 2.17× | 887 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mckenna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mckenna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mckenna (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data