Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- ascend
- Scottish
Syllables
3
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mckenna
Pronunciation
m(c)-kenna, mck(en)-na
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Mary Lou Retton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1954, 43 births); most recent 2006 (rank #9572, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #177, 1,795 births); most recent 2025 (rank #410, 758 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 758 |
| 2024 | – | 825 |
| 2023 | – | 941 |
| 2022 | – | 1,085 |
| 2021 | – | 1,024 |
| 2020 | – | 1,135 |
| 2019 | – | 1,153 |
| 2018 | – | 1,261 |
| 2017 | – | 1,255 |
| 2016 | – | 1,254 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #3226, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #2215, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 5 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
| 2021 | – | 9 |
| 2020 | – | 6 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 11 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #881, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #560, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #161, 20 births); most recent 2022 (rank #484, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence