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Irish roots
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/ˈkɛnə/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Kenna is a unisex given name documented in English, French and Finnish. English Wiktionary traces it to Irish via Manx.
* As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.
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United States, 2025: 357 girls (rank 759). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Kenna
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 5 | 5,061 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | 5 | 4,570 | observed |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,848 | observed |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 7 | 3,449 | observed |
| 1935 | 7 | 3,431 | observed |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,701 | observed |
| 1937 | 8 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,579 | observed |
| 1939 | 11 | 2,592 | observed |
| 1940 | 12 | 2,424 | observed |
| 1941 | 17 | 2,018 | observed |
| 1942 | 17 | 2,117 | observed |
| 1943 | 25 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1944 | 31 | 1,455 | observed |
| 1945 | 25 | 1,660 | observed |
| 1946 | 28 | 1,678 | observed |
| 1947 | 26 | 1,897 | observed |
| 1948 | 34 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1949 | 38 | 1,489 | observed |
| 1950 | 31 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1951 | 47 | 1,362 | observed |
| 1952 | 39 | 1,540 | observed |
| 1953 | 43 | 1,491 | observed |
| 1954 | 50 | 1,422 | observed |
| 1955 | 56 | 1,347 | observed |
| 1956 | 68 | 1,260 | observed |
| 1957 | 66 | 1,301 | observed |
| 1958 | 59 | 1,379 | observed |
| 1959 | 62 | 1,358 | observed |
| 1960 | 66 | 1,354 | observed |
| 1961 | 69 | 1,343 | observed |
| 1962 | 66 | 1,359 | observed |
| 1963 | 78 | 1,241 | observed |
| 1964 | 88 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1965 | 68 | 1,323 | observed |
| 1966 | 59 | 1,430 | observed |
| 1967 | 51 | 1,581 | observed |
| 1968 | 67 | 1,365 | observed |
| 1969 | 71 | 1,355 | observed |
| 1970 | 79 | 1,330 | observed |
| 1971 | 81 | 1,322 | observed |
| 1972 | 79 | 1,289 | observed |
| 1973 | 77 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1974 | 73 | 1,399 | observed |
| 1975 | 73 | 1,430 | observed |
| 1976 | 64 | 1,568 | observed |
| 1977 | 85 | 1,341 | observed |
| 1978 | 64 | 1,653 | observed |
| 1979 | 60 | 1,795 | observed |
| 1980 | 72 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1981 | 72 | 1,615 | observed |
| 1982 | 80 | 1,489 | observed |
| 1983 | 66 | 1,665 | observed |
| 1984 | 85 | 1,381 | observed |
| 1985 | 97 | 1,350 | observed |
| 1986 | 81 | 1,515 | observed |
| 1987 | 81 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1988 | 105 | 1,354 | observed |
| 1989 | 102 | 1,444 | observed |
| 1990 | 112 | 1,410 | observed |
| 1991 | 107 | 1,478 | observed |
| 1992 | 98 | 1,575 | observed |
| 1993 | 104 | 1,507 | observed |
| 1994 | 129 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1995 | 140 | 1,225 | observed |
| 1996 | 156 | 1,164 | observed |
| 1997 | 171 | 1,096 | observed |
| 1998 | 187 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1999 | 205 | 1,000 | observed |
| 2000 | 215 | 985 | observed |
| 2001 | 239 | 928 | observed |
| 2002 | 286 | 808 | observed |
| 2003 | 301 | 821 | observed |
| 2004 | 320 | 795 | observed |
| 2005 | 293 | 863 | observed |
| 2006 | 289 | 913 | observed |
| 2007 | 343 | 834 | observed |
| 2008 | 335 | 842 | observed |
| 2009 | 378 | 751 | observed |
| 2010 | 318 | 844 | observed |
| 2011 | 316 | 835 | observed |
| 2012 | 299 | 885 | observed |
| 2013 | 253 | 988 | observed |
| 2014 | 329 | 840 | observed |
| 2015 | 422 | 677 | observed |
| 2016 | 444 | 658 | observed |
| 2017 | 404 | 712 | observed |
| 2018 | 426 | 686 | observed |
| 2019 | 436 | 664 | observed |
| 2020 | 416 | 682 | observed |
| 2021 | 406 | 709 | observed |
| 2022 | 430 | 678 | observed |
| 2023 | 377 | 745 | observed |
| 2024 | 389 | 725 | observed |
| 2025 | 357 | 759 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Kenna” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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