Is Makena a boy or girl name?
Makena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 95 girls and 0 boys were named Makena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.7% of the 6,587 US babies named Makena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,046
- Babies named Makena since 1984
- 6,587
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 381 babies
Boys and girls named Makena, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,046 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,778 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,880 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,776 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,711 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,471 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,287 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,184 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,136 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,129 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,219 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 252 | #995 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 255 | #990 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,048 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,521 | 294 | #899 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 281 | #949 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,829 | 323 | #863 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 303 | #908 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,486 | 341 | #804 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 381 | #718 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,833 | 297 | #831 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,264 | 298 | #824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,160 | 306 | #774 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,081 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,963 | 165 | #1,180 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,804 | 123 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,585 | 85 | #1,762 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,189 | 68 | #2,018 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,398 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,138 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,309 | 42 | #2,853 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,459 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,711 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,263 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,778 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,675 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,184 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,885 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,724 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makena reached #4,189 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #718 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.