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Mackenna
OriginIrish
Meaning"son of the handsome one"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#3233
2025 SSA
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Mackenna
Although the Mc or Mac prefix always means "son of", the first names McKenna and MacKenna are used in the US exclusively for girls, with the McKenna spelling outpacing this one 14 to 1. There are no boys recorded with either spelling of the name.
Mackenna is also given to boys.
Pronounced mak-EN-uh.
As of October 2026, Mackenna ranked #6752 for boys in US births in 1995 and #3233 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1322 for girls in 2008.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,021 | 98 | 54.9 |
| 2015 | #1,944 | 104 | 58.3 |
| 2016 | #1,878 | 109 | 61.5 |
| 2017 | #2,394 | 76 | 44 |
| 2018 | #2,141 | 89 | 52.3 |
| 2019 | #2,052 | 93 | 55.4 |
| 2020 | #2,431 | 72 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | #2,201 | 85 | 51.8 |
| 2022 | #2,508 | 72 | 43.9 |
| 2023 | #2,477 | 72 | 44.9 |
| 2024 | #2,990 | 55 | 33.9 |
| 2025 | #3,233 | 49 | 30.5 |
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- "Mackenna's GoldGirl
" 1969 Western movie about main character Sam Mackenna
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