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Mckenna

Pronounced M AH0 K EH1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2002
  • 53 years in use
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How popular is Mckenna?

Mckenna is a girls' name, and first appears in 1972. It has been given to 43,728 children — the 592nd most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 24% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2002, when 1,795 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00019801990200020102020
2002Girls: 1,795Boys: 9

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M AH0 K EH1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Mckenna

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Mckenna

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Mckenna?
Mckenna ranks 592nd among girls' names in US records, with 43,728 births since 1972. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,238.
Is Mckenna a unisex name?
No. Mckenna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mckenna most popular?
2002, when 1,795 children were given the name. It has been in use for 53 years and is still recorded as of 2024.