Mckenna is an established girls' name that peaked in 2002 and has grown less common since.
Mckenna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #410 for girl births in the United States (and #848 across all names), given to 758 babies. Mckenna was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2002 (1,795 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 758 | 758 | #410 | — |
| 2024 | 829 | 829 | #376 | — |
| 2023 | 941 | 941 | #328 | — |
| 2022 | 1,085 | 1,085 | #291 | — |
| 2021 | 1,024 | 1,024 | #318 | — |
| 2020 | 1,135 | 1,135 | #280 | — |
| 2019 | 1,153 | 1,153 | #289 | — |
| 2018 | 1,262 | 1,262 | #258 | — |
| 2017 | 1,255 | 1,255 | #254 | — |
| 2016 | 1,254 | 1,254 | #251 | — |
| 2015 | 1,305 | 1,305 | #249 | — |
| 2014 | 1,405 | 1,405 | #234 | — |
| 2013 | 1,471 | 1,471 | #216 | — |
| 2012 | 1,405 | 1,405 | #227 | — |
| 2011 | 1,333 | 1,333 | #239 | — |
| 2010 | 1,378 | 1,378 | #228 | — |
| 2009 | 1,505 | 1,505 | #216 | — |
| 2008 | 1,522 | 1,522 | #221 | — |
| 2007 | 1,554 | 1,554 | #227 | — |
| 2006 | 1,577 | 1,577 | #217 | #10,276 |
| 2005 | 1,662 | 1,662 | #211 | #12,694 |
| 2004 | 1,669 | 1,669 | #202 | #6,023 |
| 2003 | 1,695 | 1,695 | #193 | — |
| 2002 | 1,804 | 1,804 | #177 | #7,439 |
| 2001 | 1,699 | 1,699 | #194 | #10,102 |
| 2000 | 1,711 | 1,711 | #188 | #8,803 |
| 1999 | 1,583 | 1,583 | #198 | #5,541 |
| 1998 | 1,451 | 1,451 | #212 | #5,356 |
| 1997 | 1,342 | — | #226 | #5,166 |
| 1996 | 1,250 | — | #230 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 1,109 | — | #259 | #1,976 |
| 1994 | 689 | — | #384 | #2,734 |
| 1993 | 381 | — | #611 | #9,663 |
| 1992 | 390 | — | #588 | — |
| 1991 | 214 | — | #920 | #9,124 |
| 1990 | 143 | — | #1,195 | — |
| 1989 | 91 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1988 | 95 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1987 | 53 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1986 | 64 | — | #1,796 | — |
| 1985 | 76 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #2,549 | — |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #2,757 | — |
| 1982 | 48 | — | #2,137 | — |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #3,586 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,756 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,636 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,821 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,263 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,104 | — |