Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Makenna name popularity since 1925
33,749 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Makenna. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Makenna is about 17 years old in 2026. Makenna peaked in 2005 as the #213 name for girls, and it ranked #593 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,749
- Named Makenna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #593
- for girls in 2025 (495 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 33,741 girls · 8 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 2.58× its national share
Peak year is the year Makenna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Makenna births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Makenna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Makenna became 5.9× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,900.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 2,090 to 1 in 3,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Makenna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Makenna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Makenna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 139 | 0 | #4,219 |
| 1990s | 3,665 | 8 | #683 |
| 2000s | 14,032 | 0 | #213 |
| 2010s | 11,765 | 0 | #289 |
| 2020–25 | 4,140 | 0 | #593 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.5% of babies named Makenna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Makenna is most popular
The index compares Makenna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Makenna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2.58× | 339 |
| Nebraska | 2.56× | 593 |
| Utah | 2.46× | 692 |
| Washington | 1.96× | 1,082 |
| Colorado | 1.87× | 762 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Makenna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Makenna (this page) | 33,741 | 2005 |
| Makena | 6,568 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Makenna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Makenna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Makenna (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data