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McKenna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about McKenna: 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 · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #2105 to #5785.200320072011201520202025#2105#5785
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
1999#3225
2001#2783
2002#2105
2003#4373
2004#2278
2005#2247
2006#2320
2007#2895
2008#3005
2009#3422
2010#2843
2011#5785
2012#2215
2013#2887
2014#4684
2015#2945
2016#3609
2017#2341
2018#2901
2020#3447
2021#2711
2022#3970
2023#4709
2025#4201

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 24 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

In 2022: #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3970 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1999–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3225 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2022

    Highest recorded position: #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 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 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #873 in Republic of Ireland in 2017.

McKenna'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#42015HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#28878HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#221512HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#28957HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#22479HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#21058HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified

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

Where McKenna is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded McKenna, between 1999 and 2025, in 24 of those 27 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 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England 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 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201719992025
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 Wales1999–202524#2105 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2017–20222#873 in 2017

Its high point came 15 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Republic of Ireland (2017).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about McKenna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1999–2025.
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 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #873 in Republic of Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.