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Kenna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kenna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2096 to #5927.199620012009201520202025#2096#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#3824
1998#3848
1999#3225
2000#3247
2001#3998
2002#3409
2004#3197
2005#3970
2007#4294
2009#4564
2011#4764
2012#3681
2013#4739
2014#4684
2015#4103
2016#3609
2017#4063
2018#2901
2019#4686
2020#4535
2021#2711
2022#4645
2023#3598
2024#5891
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #431 among girls in Scotland, #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #431 in Scotland in 2024.

Kenna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47394HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kenna is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Kenna, between 1996 and 2025, in 27 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: highest position in 1996ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202527#2096 in 1996
Scotland20241#431 in 2024

Its high point came 28 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Kenna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #431 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.