Given name & surname
Mackenna
“daughter of the handsome man”
Mackenna is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “daughter of the handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “daughter of the handsome man.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mackenna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,668
- 8 boys · 3,660 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 187 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,233 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,233 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 187 in 2008. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,174 as a first name in 2020; 221 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mackenna’s family of names
Mackenna has a related form in McKenna. Mackenna has a related form in Makenna. Mackenna has a related form in Makennah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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