Girls' name · since 1991
Mekenna
404 babies named Mekenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mekenna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 404 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Mekenna recorded 404 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2021.
- #13,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 404 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekenna ranks #13,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 404 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mekenna's 404 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mekenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekenna's full recorded timeline at 2005, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Mekenna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (161 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Mekenna's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mekenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 161 births (40% of all-time use).
Mekenna by state
Where Mekenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 5.9% |
24 of 404 births nationwide.
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- Mekenna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mekennas (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mekenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1991–2021 (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 Mekenna 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.