Girls' name · since 1986
Mackenna
Mackenna has 3,660 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,660 babies have been named Mackenna since 1986, making it today's #3233 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mackenna recorded 3,660 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #3233 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,233 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,660 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenna ranks #3,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,233 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,660 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,660
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenna's 3,660 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mackenna compares
3,660 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Mackenna's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 187 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mackenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mackenna's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 187, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mackenna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 187
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mackenna popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1995 (Mackenna as boys' name)
Mackenna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,498 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Mackenna's strongest decade.
1,498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mackenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 561
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,498 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,170 births
- 2020s 405
2020s
405 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,498 births (41% of all-time use).
How Mackenna 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 Mackenna's total volume
Mackenna by state
Where Mackenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 168 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 162 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 153 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 151 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 133 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 97 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 94 | 2.6% |
321 of 3,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Mackenna appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mackenna's data
- Mackenna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,498 total births); usage has since declined to 405 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mackennas (321 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 Mackenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Mackenna 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.