Is Makenna a boy or girl name?
Makenna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 587 girls and 0 boys were named Makenna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 33,243 US babies named Makenna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #525
- Babies named Makenna since 1982
- 33,243
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 1,619 babies
Boys and girls named Makenna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 139 | 100% |
| 1990s | 8 | 3,665 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 14,031 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,760 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,640 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 587 | #525 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 648 | #475 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 787 | #398 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 843 | #369 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 775 | #402 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 833 | #376 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 989 | #329 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 977 | #333 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,024 | #318 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #289 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,148 | #285 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,293 | #248 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,386 | #229 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #219 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,543 | #201 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,369 | #243 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,474 | #230 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,459 | #244 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,492 | #232 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,619 | #213 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,464 | #227 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,451 | #225 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,323 | #242 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,217 | #263 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,163 | #277 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #280 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 627 | #422 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 600 | #429 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,887 | 445 | #531 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 312 | #683 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 212 | #904 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,306 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,794 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,993 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,136 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,543 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,212 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,349 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,219 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,725 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,500 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,906 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makenna reached #6,887 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #201 in 2010. 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 Makenna
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.