The baby name Mackena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈkɛnə/ (muh-KEN-uh).
Mackena is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Mackena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈkɛnə/ (muh-KEN-uh).
Mackena is Irish in Origin.
Mackena is a modern given-name spelling derived from the Irish surname McKenna, Gaelic Mac Cionaoith/Mac Cionaodha, "son (descendant) of Cionaodh," with Aodh meaning "fire." By meaning, it conveys "descendant of the fire-born" or "of Aodh (fire)." The McKenna family were a noted Ulster sept, chiefs of Truagh in County Monaghan; the surname later spread widely through Irish diaspora communities. As a first name, Mackena rose in North America in the late 20th century amid the fashion for surnames as given names, and today sees mostly feminine use while remaining technically unisex.
Common variants and spellings include McKenna, MacKenna, Mckenna, Mackenna, Makenna, and Makena; nicknames include Kenna and Mack. A cross-cultural homonym, Makena in Kikuyu (Kenya), means "the happy one," a meaning some bearers embrace, and the Hawaiian place-name Makena has also influenced awareness. Mackena keeps the hard k sound with a visually distinctive -ck-.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2002 | #286 | 5 | 2,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #912 | 7 | 9,202 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
Mackena is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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