Makena
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Makena
Makena may be one of the names with the most diverse range of possible roots. It can be a spelling variation of the Scottish surname McKenna, or a name from the East African Meru community with a happy meaning. Makena is also a Hawaiian place name that refers to a town on Maui, which may be drawn from the Hawaiian Makana, meaning "gift".
It ranked in the US Top 1000 in the 2000s and while it has since declined in use, Makena was nevertheless given to around 100 baby girls in a recent year.
Makena is also given to boys.
Pronounced mah-KAY-nah.
As of October 2026, Makena ranked #13521 for boys in US births in 2010 and #2740 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4189 for boys in 1995 and #718 for girls in 2005.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,219 | 201 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,129 | 226 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,136 | 224 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,184 | 207 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,287 | 178 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,471 | 150 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,711 | 119 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,776 | 115 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,880 | 108 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,778 | 115 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,046 | 95 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,740 | 63 |
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Famous Makenas
- Makena Lei Gordon CarnahanGirl
daughter of American actress Helen Hunt