How Many People Are Named Mckenna?
An estimated 43,069 people in the United States have the first name Mckenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Mckenna peaked in popularity in 2002 with 1,804 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mckenna 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 Mckenna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mckenna is overwhelmingly female, 183 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
43,069
About 1 in 7,958 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2002
1,804 births
Total Registered
43,728
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mckenna
Mckenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43,728 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Mckenna as a male name
Ranked #10,274 in 2006
7 male births in 2006
Peak: 1995 (43 births)
Mckenna as a female name
Ranked #377 in 2024
825 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (1,795 births)
Mckenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mckenna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 16,398 babies were registered. While Mckenna is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mckenna by Decade
How has Mckenna 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.
Mckenna by State
Birth registrations for Mckenna span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Wyoming. On average, about 849 Mckennas were registered per state.
Mckenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mckenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mckenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mckenna?
We estimate approximately 43,069 people named Mckenna 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 7,958 Americans share this first name.
Is Mckenna a common name?
Mckenna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,728 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mckenna most popular?
Mckenna reached peak popularity in 2002, when 1,804 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mckenna is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mckenna a female name?
Mckenna is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mckenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mckenna Smith, Mckenna Johnson, Mckenna 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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