Is Mckenna a boy or girl name?
Mckenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 825 girls and 0 boys were named Mckenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 43,728 US babies named Mckenna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #377
- Babies named Mckenna since 1972
- 43,728
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 1,804 babies
Boys and girls named Mckenna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 519 | 100% |
| 1990s | 136 | 8,416 | 98.4% |
| 2000s | 47 | 16,351 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,220 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,010 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 825 | #377 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 941 | #326 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,085 | #291 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,024 | #318 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,135 | #277 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #288 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #258 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,255 | #254 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,254 | #251 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,305 | #249 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,405 | #233 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,471 | #216 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,405 | #227 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #239 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,378 | #228 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,505 | #216 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,522 | #221 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,554 | #227 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,274 | 1,570 | #217 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,694 | 1,657 | #211 |
| 2004 | 13 | #6,023 | 1,656 | #202 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,695 | #193 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,437 | 1,795 | #177 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,102 | 1,693 | #194 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,803 | 1,704 | #188 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,541 | 1,571 | #198 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,354 | 1,439 | #212 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,166 | 1,330 | #226 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,499 | 1,230 | #230 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,976 | 1,066 | #259 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,733 | 662 | #384 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,663 | 376 | #610 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 390 | #588 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,124 | 209 | #920 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,196 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,559 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,449 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,087 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,795 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,585 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,757 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,137 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,586 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,755 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,636 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,821 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,262 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,104 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mckenna reached #1,976 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #177 in 2002. 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 Mckenna
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.