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Kenna Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kenna?

The less frequently given name Kenna was the 686th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 661, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2016 with 443 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kenna was less than 5, most recently in 1933.

Kenna, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1937-1944, 1945-1949, 1952-1956, 1961-1964, 1967-1970, 1981-1985, 1991-2002, and 2012-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967.

Sometimes the name Kenna has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kenna popularity headed?

Kenna's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Kenna has steadily increased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kenna for their newborn has risen.

The name Kenna still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Kenna (Girl)Kenna (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 422 686 8 9,208
2017 404 709 < 5 --
2016 443 661 11 7,372
2015 422 677 7 10,111
2014 329 840 < 5 --
2013 251 995 6 11,483
2012 298 886 10 7,851
2011 316 836 7 10,228
2010 318 843 9 8,464
2009 377 751 < 5 --
2008 335 843 < 5 --
2007 343 836 5 13,456
2006 289 916 < 5 --
2005 293 864 < 5 --
2004 319 796 < 5 --
2003 301 821 < 5 --
2002 286 811 < 5 --
2001 239 931 < 5 --
2000 215 990 < 5 --
1999 205 1,002 < 5 --
1998 187 1,053 5 10,499
1997 171 1,103 < 5 --
1996 156 1,170 < 5 --
1995 140 1,227 < 5 --
1994 129 1,319 < 5 --
1993 104 1,513 < 5 --
1992 98 1,579 9 5,900
1991 107 1,480 < 5 --
1990 112 1,416 < 5 --
1989 102 1,448 < 5 --
1988 105 1,359 < 5 --
1987 81 1,558 < 5 --
1986 81 1,521 < 5 --
1985 97 1,355 10 4,208
1984 85 1,383 < 5 --
1983 66 1,680 < 5 --
1982 80 1,498 < 5 --
1981 72 1,621 6 5,892
1980 72 1,617 < 5 --
1979 60 1,800 5 6,565
1978 64 1,658 < 5 --
1977 85 1,341 < 5 --
1976 64 1,579 < 5 --
1975 73 1,435 < 5 --
1974 73 1,404 < 5 --
1973 77 1,320 < 5 --
1972 79 1,296 8 3,804
1971 81 1,327 < 5 --
1970 79 1,337 < 5 --
1969 71 1,362 < 5 --
1968 67 1,368 < 5 --
1967 51 1,589 5 4,263
1966 59 1,438 < 5 --
1965 68 1,329 < 5 --
1964 88 1,175 < 5 --
1963 78 1,244 < 5 --
1962 66 1,366 < 5 --
1961 69 1,345 < 5 --
1960 66 1,358 7 3,503
1959 63 1,354 7 3,433
1958 58 1,400 < 5 --
1957 65 1,319 5 4,276
1956 69 1,256 11 2,571
1955 56 1,350 < 5 --
1954 50 1,431 5 4,100
1953 43 1,497 < 5 --
1952 39 1,541 < 5 --
1951 47 1,371 6 3,554
1950 31 1,700 < 5 --
1949 38 1,494 6 3,519
1948 34 1,612 5 3,946
1947 26 1,921 < 5 --
1946 28 1,694 < 5 --
1945 25 1,681 < 5 --
1944 31 1,476 8 2,749
1943 25 1,730 < 5 --
1942 17 2,153 < 5 --
1941 16 2,139 < 5 --
1940 12 2,494 9 2,581
1939 11 2,667 < 5 --
1938 11 2,664 < 5 --
1937 8 3,299 < 5 --
1936 6 3,938 < 5 --
1935 7 3,587 < 5 --
1934 7 3,635 7 3,146
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1931 6 4,122 < 5 --
1930 7 3,864 < 5 --
1929 5 4,937 < 5 --
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1924 5 5,477 6 4,121
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1922 < 5 -- 6 4,083
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.