girl's name
Kenna
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,622
the United States
#759
2025 births
Kenna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 362 babies in the United States, ranking #759. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2016, when 455 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,158 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kenna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 70 |
| 1940s | 281 |
| 1950s | 555 |
| 1960s | 695 |
| 1970s | 748 |
| 1980s | 857 |
| 1990s | 1,423 |
| 2000s | 3,004 |
| 2010s | 3,705 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,410 |
How popular is Kenna?
In 2025, Kenna was given to 362 babies in the United States, ranking #759 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kenna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kenna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kenna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kenna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kenna
How popular is the name Kenna?
In 2025, Kenna was given to 362 babies in the United States, ranking #759 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kenna a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kenna?
Kenna has 2 syllables.
When was Kenna most popular?
Kenna peaked in 2016, when 455 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kenna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenna currently ranks #469 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.