Kenna

Girl name

Kenna has been given to 13,781 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #759 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkɛnə/

As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha / Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

13,781

Peak year

2016 (455 babies)

Rank in 2025

#759 for girls

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

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