Kenna: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “born of fire”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KEN-uh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Kenna is used as an anglicized form of Scottish and Irish surnames from Cináed/Kenneth-related elements. It is also sometimes treated as a short form of McKenna.
How popular is Kenna?
Babies named Kenna in 2024388
2024 rank#724 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188013,413
Kenna has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Kenna
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
- ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
- Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
- Bonniepretty; cheerful · Scottish Gaelic
- Camryncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
- Fionafair, white · Scottish Gaelic
- Skyefrom the Isle of Skye · Scottish Gaelic
- Blaireplain, field · Scottish Gaelic
Kenna questions
What does the name Kenna mean?
Kenna means "born of fire". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Kenna is used as an anglicized form of Scottish and Irish surnames from Cináed/Kenneth-related elements. It is also sometimes treated as a short form of McKenna.
Is Kenna a boy or girl name?
Kenna is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kenna?
388 US babies were named Kenna in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Kenna?
Kenna is usually pronounced KEN-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.