Declining since 2003, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Mikenna since 1985
Babies named Mikenna per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 202 |
| 2000s | 465 |
| 2010s | 306 |
| 2020s | 81 |
Meaning & origin
Mikenna emerged in 1985, a modern American invention riding the wave of invented feminine names ending in 'enna.' Its popularity peaked in 2003, when it ranked highest among U.S. births, but it has since declined steadily. As of 2025, it falls well outside the top 10,000, given to roughly 1 in every 178,585 newborn girls. Despite its rarity, Mikenna reflects the broader trend of creative, phonetic spellings and compound names that characterized the 2000s. Its top states are not widely distributed, suggesting it never achieved broad national usage. The name's meaning remains unclear, but its sound connects it to familiar surnames like McKenna and the popular Mackenzie family of names.
Mikenna first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1985, part of the late-20th-century trend of creating feminine names with the popular 'enna' or 'enna' ending. It is generally considered an invented name, likely combining elements of the Irish surname McKenna (meaning 'son of Cionnaith') or as a feminine elaboration of Michael (from Hebrew 'Who is like God?'). The name lacks deep historical roots and is primarily an American coinage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Miki, Kenna, Mik
Sibling names for Mikenna
Names that share Mikenna's style, for a brother or sister.
