Spellings
Mckenna or Makenna?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Mckenna and 40% Makenna. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Mckenna already led in 2015, with 54% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,422 to 1,253 births (−48%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckenna | 1,305 | 758 | −42% |
| Makenna | 1,117 | 495 | −56% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /məˈkɛnə/ (muh-KEN-uh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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