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Mackenna

Girl

Meaning of Mackenna: Scottish: 'son of the handsome one'

Mackenna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3113th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3113

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

3,668

First recorded 1986 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 39 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 99 babies1997: 78 babies1998: 105 babies1999: 116 babies2000: 133 babies20002001: 139 babies2002: 137 babies2003: 136 babies2004: 134 babies2005: 152 babies2006: 172 babies2007: 167 babies2008: 187 babies2009: 141 babies2010: 177 babies20102011: 148 babies2012: 147 babies2013: 129 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 104 babies2016: 109 babies2017: 76 babies2018: 89 babies2019: 93 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 72 babies2023: 72 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Mackenna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 187.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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