Makenna is an established girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Makenna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #593 for girl births in the United States (and #1,180 across all names), given to 495 babies. Makenna first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2005 (1,619 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 495 | 495 | #593 | — |
| 2024 | 589 | 589 | #523 | — |
| 2023 | 649 | 649 | #474 | — |
| 2022 | 788 | 788 | #398 | — |
| 2021 | 844 | 844 | #367 | — |
| 2020 | 775 | 775 | #402 | — |
| 2019 | 833 | 833 | #376 | — |
| 2018 | 989 | 989 | #329 | — |
| 2017 | 979 | 979 | #333 | — |
| 2016 | 1,025 | 1,025 | #318 | — |
| 2015 | 1,117 | 1,117 | #289 | — |
| 2014 | 1,149 | 1,149 | #285 | — |
| 2013 | 1,293 | 1,293 | #248 | — |
| 2012 | 1,386 | 1,386 | #229 | — |
| 2011 | 1,451 | 1,451 | #219 | — |
| 2010 | 1,543 | 1,543 | #201 | — |
| 2009 | 1,370 | 1,370 | #243 | — |
| 2008 | 1,474 | 1,474 | #230 | — |
| 2007 | 1,459 | 1,459 | #244 | — |
| 2006 | 1,492 | 1,492 | #232 | — |
| 2005 | 1,619 | 1,619 | #213 | — |
| 2004 | 1,464 | 1,464 | #227 | — |
| 2003 | 1,451 | 1,451 | #225 | — |
| 2002 | 1,323 | 1,323 | #242 | — |
| 2001 | 1,217 | 1,217 | #263 | — |
| 2000 | 1,163 | 1,163 | #277 | — |
| 1999 | 1,114 | 1,114 | #280 | — |
| 1998 | 627 | 627 | #422 | — |
| 1997 | 600 | — | #429 | — |
| 1996 | 453 | — | #531 | #6,886 |
| 1995 | 312 | — | #683 | — |
| 1994 | 212 | — | #904 | — |
| 1993 | 130 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1992 | 107 | — | #1,483 | — |
| 1991 | 80 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #2,993 | — |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #3,136 | — |
| 1988 | 27 | — | #3,543 | — |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #4,212 | — |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,349 | — |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #4,219 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,725 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,500 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,907 | — |