How Many People Are Named Kenna?
An estimated 12,643 people in the United States have the first name Kenna. It is predominantly female (98.2%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kenna peaked in popularity in 2016 with 455 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kenna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kenna is overwhelmingly female, 240 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
12,643
About 1 in 27,110 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.2% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2016
455 births
Total Registered
13,413
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenna
Kenna is predominantly female (98.2%), though 240 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kenna as a male name
Ranked #11,568 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1956 (11 births)
Kenna as a female name
Ranked #725 in 2024
388 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (444 births)
Kenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,705 babies were registered. While Kenna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kenna by Decade
How has Kenna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kenna by State
Birth registrations for Kenna span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Maine, Hawaii. On average, about 213 Kennas were registered per state.
Kenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kenna
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenna?
We estimate approximately 12,643 people named Kenna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,110 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenna a common name?
Kenna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,413 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenna most popular?
Kenna reached peak popularity in 2016, when 455 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenna is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenna a female name?
Kenna is predominantly female. 98.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenna Smith, Kenna Johnson, Kenna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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