Mckenna

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Mckenna Grace

American actress and singer (born 2006)

Choose Mckenna and your child shares a first name with Mckenna Grace, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mckenna, like who?” Mckenna Grace's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,120 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mckenna, 758 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mckenna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMckenna first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2002, when it reached #177.
• 🍂TrendMckenna has slipped 130 places over the last five years and now sits at #410. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMckenna is most popular in New Hampshire, where it ranks #121, followed by Delaware (#167) and Massachusetts (#183). It's in the top 1,000 in 36 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Irish, Mckenna means “son of Kenneth”. Our records link it to American, Celtic and Irish roots.

About the name Mckenna

Mckenna is a girl name of American, Celtic and Irish origin meaning “son of Kenneth”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Mckenna for girls from 1972 to 2025, in 50 of those 54 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #177 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #410, with 758 babies.

Origin:American namesCeltic namesIrish names