Kenna
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning handsome; from Kenneth.
How Kenna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #677 |
| 2016 | #660 |
| 2017 | #711 |
| 2018 | #686 |
| 2019 | #666 |
| 2020 | #690 |
| 2021 | #709 |
| 2022 | #681 |
| 2023 | #751 |
| 2024 | #725 |
| 2025 | #759 |
Kenna by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Kenna. In the US, 403 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 441 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Kenneth
Like Kenna, each of these traces back to Kenneth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kennethhandsome, fair1,751 in the US (2017)
- Mckenzieson of Kenneth; a form of Mackenzie1,665 in the US (2017)
- Kennyhandsome; diminutive of Kenneth222 in the US (2017)
- Kenknowledge; a form of Kenneth63 in the US (2017)
- Mckynleeson of Kenneth; a modern respelling of Mackenzie43 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzison of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
- Mckynzieson of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
- Kennithhandsome; a form of Kenneth16 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kenyathe mountain; geographic place name287 in the US (2017)
- Kenzawell-born, noble; a form of Khanza26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keanabeautiful; a form of Keena4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kannasmall; diminutive form related to krishna13 in the US (2017)
- Keenasmall keen one; a form of Keenan13 in the US (2017)
- Kennansmall keen one13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kenna
Names that are said the same way as Kenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Kenna, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kenna
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