girl's name
Makenna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 36,240
the United States
#593
2025 births
Makenna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 495 babies in the United States, ranking #593. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2005, when 1,619 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,698 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Makenna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 139 |
| 1990s | 3,673 |
| 2000s | 14,032 |
| 2010s | 11,765 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,140 |
How popular is Makenna?
In 2025, Makenna was given to 495 babies in the United States, ranking #593 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Makenna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Makenna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makenna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makenna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makenna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makenna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makenna
How popular is the name Makenna?
In 2025, Makenna was given to 495 babies in the United States, ranking #593 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Makenna a girl's or a boy's name?
Makenna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makenna most popular?
Makenna peaked in 2005, when 1,619 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makenna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makenna currently ranks #593 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.