Makena is an uncommon variant of Makenna that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Makena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,740 for girl births in the United States (and #4,829 across all names), given to 63 babies. Makena first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2005 (381 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,740 | — |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | #2,025 | — |
| 2023 | 115 | 115 | #1,778 | — |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | #1,881 | — |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | #1,777 | — |
| 2020 | 119 | 119 | #1,713 | — |
| 2019 | 150 | 150 | #1,471 | — |
| 2018 | 178 | 178 | #1,287 | — |
| 2017 | 207 | 207 | #1,184 | — |
| 2016 | 224 | 224 | #1,136 | — |
| 2015 | 226 | 226 | #1,129 | — |
| 2014 | 201 | 201 | #1,219 | — |
| 2013 | 252 | 252 | #995 | — |
| 2012 | 255 | 255 | #990 | — |
| 2011 | 236 | 236 | #1,048 | — |
| 2010 | 299 | 299 | #899 | #13,522 |
| 2009 | 281 | 281 | #949 | — |
| 2008 | 328 | 328 | #863 | #13,829 |
| 2007 | 303 | 303 | #908 | — |
| 2006 | 350 | 350 | #804 | #8,487 |
| 2005 | 381 | 381 | #718 | — |
| 2004 | 303 | 303 | #831 | #10,834 |
| 2003 | 305 | 305 | #824 | #9,264 |
| 2002 | 314 | 314 | #774 | #8,162 |
| 2001 | 197 | 197 | #1,081 | — |
| 2000 | 201 | 201 | #1,043 | — |
| 1999 | 170 | 170 | #1,180 | #10,963 |
| 1998 | 140 | 140 | #1,289 | — |
| 1997 | 130 | — | #1,387 | #7,803 |
| 1996 | 91 | — | #1,762 | #8,586 |
| 1995 | 83 | — | #2,018 | #4,190 |
| 1994 | 66 | — | #2,226 | #8,399 |
| 1993 | 37 | — | #3,138 | — |
| 1992 | 47 | — | #2,854 | #9,309 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,459 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,711 | — |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,263 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,778 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,676 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,184 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,885 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,724 | — |