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Kennah
How to Pronounce Kennah
Pronounced KEN-uh /ΛkΙnΙ/High
Meaning: Kennah is a modern spelling of Kenna, a short Scottish girls' name drawn from the surname McKenna (Mac Cionaodh, 'son of Cionaodh', a name tied to fire). Kenna can also be read as a feminine of Kenneth, from Gaelic 'coinneach', 'handsome, fair'. Kennah keeps that sense and simply adds a decorative -h.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kennah is a spelling of Kenna, a compact Scottish name from the McKenna surname, whose personal-name root Cionaodh is linked to fire; it also works as a feminine of Kenneth, 'handsome'. As McKenna and Makenna became popular for American girls in the 2000s, the short Kenna gained ground, and Kennah is a lightly-used variant with an added -h.
It was never common, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year at its high near 2007. Because its use is recent, many bearers are still young. It sits within the living McKenna family of names and appears in small, steady numbers rather than as a passing fad.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kennah mean?
It's a spelling of Kenna, a Scottish name from McKenna, tied to 'fire' or 'handsome'.
How do you pronounce Kennah?
It's said KEN-uh /ΛkΙnΙ/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Kennah a boy or girl name?
Kennah is used as a girl's name.
Is Kennah a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a variant used lightly in the two-thousands.