Is Kenna a boy or girl name?
Kenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 388 girls and 0 boys were named Kenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 13,413 US babies named Kenna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #725
- Babies named Kenna since 1915
- 13,413
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 455 babies
Boys and girls named Kenna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 16 | 10 | 38.5% |
| 1930s | 7 | 63 | 90% |
| 1940s | 28 | 253 | 90% |
| 1950s | 34 | 521 | 93.9% |
| 1960s | 12 | 683 | 98.3% |
| 1970s | 13 | 735 | 98.3% |
| 1980s | 16 | 841 | 98.1% |
| 1990s | 14 | 1,409 | 99% |
| 2000s | 5 | 2,999 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 58 | 3,647 | 98.4% |
| 2020s | 30 | 2,012 | 98.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 388 | #725 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,568 | 375 | #751 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,353 | 429 | #680 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,280 | 406 | #709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,411 | 414 | #689 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 436 | #664 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,251 | 426 | #686 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 404 | #712 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,392 | 444 | #661 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,129 | 422 | #677 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 329 | #842 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,495 | 253 | #992 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,861 | 299 | #886 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,241 | 316 | #836 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,476 | 318 | #844 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 378 | #751 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 335 | #843 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,460 | 343 | #836 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 289 | #916 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 293 | #864 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 320 | #795 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 301 | #821 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 286 | #811 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 239 | #931 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 215 | #990 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,002 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,504 | 187 | #1,053 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,103 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,170 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,226 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,319 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,513 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,901 | 98 | #1,579 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,478 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,416 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,448 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,359 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,558 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,520 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,210 | 97 | #1,355 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,384 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,682 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,498 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,894 | 72 | #1,622 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,617 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,565 | 60 | #1,800 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,660 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,341 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,579 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,434 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,404 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,320 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,802 | 79 | #1,298 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,328 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,337 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,364 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,367 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,270 | 51 | #1,588 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,437 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,331 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,176 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,245 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,367 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,344 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,501 | 66 | #1,359 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,435 | 62 | #1,366 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,391 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,280 | 66 | #1,312 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,566 | 68 | #1,263 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,351 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,107 | 50 | #1,429 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,498 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,541 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,553 | 47 | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,697 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,518 | 38 | #1,494 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,946 | 34 | #1,612 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,922 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,694 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,681 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,749 | 31 | #1,475 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,729 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,153 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,058 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,582 | 12 | #2,494 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,667 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,664 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,300 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,938 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,589 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,147 | 7 | #3,636 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,121 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,864 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,940 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,584 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,687 | 5 | #5,478 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kenna reached #2,566 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #661 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kenna
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.