Mackenna
Mackenna was the 3233rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1322nd with 187 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,289 places. More babies were named Mackenna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Makenna) son of Cionaodh (from McKenna) · Irish, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,233 girls, down 800 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008187 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,668babies recorded
What does the name Mackenna mean?
Mackenna is a spelling of Makenna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Makenna's meaning and origin.
Makenna is a variant of McKenna invented in the 1980s, according to Wiktionary. McKenna is the Irish and Scottish surname Mac Cionaodha, "son of Cionaodh", a name usually anglicized as Kenneth. The early Gaelic name Cináed is of uncertain meaning. As a girl's first name, Makenna is an American respelling of the surname.
Mac Cionaodha (Irish, “son of Cionaodh”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'Son of Cionaodh' is clear; Cionaodh's own meaning is not.
Related names: Mckenna, McKenna, Kenna.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Makenna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenneth', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mackenna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 8 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,233 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,433 | 72 |
| 2010 | #1,333 | 177 |
| 2000 | #1,400 | 133 |
| 1990 | #8,259 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Mackenna, counting every spelling?
Mackenna is a spelling of Makenna, a name family that ranked #503 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,233 for Mackenna on its own. Together these spellings went to 612 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makenna | 495 | #593 | 3,365 |
| Makena | 63 | #2,740 | 498 |
| Mackenna | 49 | #3,233 | 333 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mackenna?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mackenna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mackenna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mackenna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mackenna?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Mackenna are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 24. That makes Mackenna mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mackenna by state
How common Mackenna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mackenna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mackenna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mackenna
What does Mackenna mean?
Mackenna is a spelling of Makenna, which means “son of Cionaodh (from McKenna)” (Irish, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mackenna?
Mackenna was the 3233rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1322nd with 187 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,289 places. More babies were named Mackenna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mackenna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mackenna in the US.
Where is Mackenna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mackenna was most common in Connecticut (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.