Girls' name · since 1993

Mckendra

Mckendra has 53 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

53
total births
1993–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Mckendra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1993.

Mckendra has 53 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2011.

  • 53 total births
  • 1993–2011 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mckendra's 53 recorded births place it above 52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mckendra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mckendra's full recorded timeline at 2003, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mckendra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 19931997199819992003200720082011 7

Mckendra by decade

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

1990s was Mckendra's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Mckendra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckendra?
Mckendra has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 11 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Mckendra most popular?
Mckendra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Mckendra been used?
Mckendra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 19 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Mckendra?
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.

What to do with Mckendra's data

  • Mckendra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1993–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mckendra: Baby Name Since 1993 - 53 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckendra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mckendra 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 July 2026.