Girls' name · since 1924
Kenna
Kenna has 13,536 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,536
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kenna is the #759 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,536 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenna has been recorded 13,536 times among girls since 1924, currently ranked #759 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #1,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #759 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,536 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenna ranks #1,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #759 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,536 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #759 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,536
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenna's 13,536 recorded births place it above 98.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kenna compares
13,536 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenna's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 444 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenna's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 444, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 444
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Kenna popularity over time - boys
245 total births recorded since 1915 (Kenna as boys' name)
Kenna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,647 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Kenna's strongest decade.
3,647 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 253
1940s
253 births
- 1950s 521
1950s
521 births
- 1960s 683
1960s
683 births
- 1970s 735
1970s
735 births
- 1980s 841
1980s
841 births
- 1990s 1,409
1990s
1,409 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,999 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,647 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,375 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,647 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kenna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenna's total volume
Kenna by state
Where Kenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,135 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,098 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 518 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 445 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 400 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 389 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 364 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 341 | 2.5% |
1,135 of 13,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Kenna appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenna's data
- Kenna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,647 total births) through the 2020s (2,375) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kennas (1,135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.