Mckenna
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning son of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna.
How Mckenna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #249 |
| 2016 | #251 |
| 2017 | #254 |
| 2018 | #258 |
| 2019 | #288 |
| 2020 | #279 |
| 2021 | #317 |
| 2022 | #291 |
| 2023 | #326 |
| 2024 | #377 |
| 2025 | #410 |
Mckenna by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Mckenna. In the US, 1,247 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 1,795 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Mckenna.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mckenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Makennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna971 in the US (2017)
- Mackennason of Cennétig; a form of McKenna76 in the US (2017)
- Mckennahfair-haired fire; variant of McKenna16 in the US (2017)
- Mckenafair one; a form of Mackenzie11 in the US (2017)
- Mikenna26 in the US (2017)
- Mckinna7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean fire
Like Mckenna, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Seraphinaardent or burning one; from seraph61 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serafinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Enashining fire or brilliance10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nurimy light; my fire40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mckenna
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