Recorded 1990–2019 Girls' name Peak 1996 411 births

Mckena — girls' name

411 babies named Mckena in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

411 girls have been named Mckena since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

411
total births
1990–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Mckena was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

26 babies were named Mckena in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckena

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Mckena between 1990 and 2019, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 411 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mckena at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

411

Since 1990

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1990

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2019

Mckena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1990

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1996)
26
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Mckena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
199 births that decade — 48% of Mckena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckena?
411 babies have been named Mckena since 1990. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1996 with 26 births.
When was Mckena most popular?
Mckena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Mckena been used?
Mckena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 30 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Mckena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckenzie, Mckenna, Mckayla, Mckinley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.