How Many People Are Named Mackenna?
An estimated 3,569 people in the United States have the first name Mackenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Mackenna peaked in popularity in 2008 with 187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mackenna 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 Mackenna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,569
About 1 in 96,037 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
187 births
Total Registered
3,620
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mackenna
Mackenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,620 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Mackenna as a male name
Ranked #6,752 in 1995
8 male births in 1995
Peak: 1995 (8 births)
Mackenna as a female name
Ranked #2,990 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (187 births)
Mackenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mackenna span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,499 babies were registered. Mackenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mackenna by Decade
How has Mackenna 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.
Mackenna by State
Birth registrations for Mackenna span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Utah, New Hampshire, Maryland. On average, about 63 Mackennas were registered per state.
Mackenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mackenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mackenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mackenna?
We estimate approximately 3,569 people named Mackenna 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 96,037 Americans share this first name.
Is Mackenna a common name?
Mackenna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,620 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mackenna most popular?
Mackenna reached peak popularity in 2008, when 187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mackenna is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mackenna a female name?
Mackenna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mackenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mackenna Smith, Mackenna Johnson, Mackenna 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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