Boy or Girl

Is Mackenna a boy or girl name?

Mackenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 55 girls and 0 boys were named Mackenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,620 US babies named Mackenna were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#2,990
Babies named Mackenna since 1986
3,620
Most popular year
2008
187 babies
Babies named Mackenna each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mackenna from 1986 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Mackenna, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s026100%
1990s856198.6%
2000s01,499100%
2010s01,170100%
2020s0356100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–55#2,990
20230–72#2,477
20220–72#2,508
20210–85#2,201
20200–72#2,431
20190–93#2,052
20180–89#2,141
20170–76#2,394
20160–109#1,878
20150–104#1,944
20140–98#2,021
20130–129#1,653
20120–147#1,515
20110–148#1,508
20100–177#1,333
20090–142#1,588
20080–187#1,322
20070–167#1,421
20060–172#1,352
20050–152#1,410
20040–134#1,512
20030–136#1,449
20020–137#1,407
20010–139#1,374
20000–133#1,400
19990–116#1,487
19980–105#1,575
19970–78#1,894
19960–99#1,581
19958#6,75254#2,406
19940–39#3,018
19930–26#4,058
19920–27#3,923
19910–7#10,991
19900–10#8,259
19890–8#9,273
19880–8#8,869
19870–5#12,441
19860–5#12,013

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mackenna reached #6,752 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,322 in 2008. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mackenna

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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.