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Makana
OriginHawaiian
Meaning"gift"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#14285
Boys#5137
24% girls · 76% boys
About Makana
A nice meaning -- congruent with the recent vogue for names like Blessing -- helps offset this Hawaiian name's proximity to overused Makayla and McKenzie.
Makana for boys#5137 US
A unisex name in Hawaii, with great potential for cool nickname Ma(c)k.
Pronounced muh-KAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Makana ranked #14285 for girls and #5137 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6216 for girls in 2003 and #3738 for boys in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,738 | 29 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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