Makenna

Girl name

Makenna has been given to 33,749 babies in the U.S. since 1982. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #593 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

A variant of McKenna invented in the 1980s.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

33,749

Peak year

2005 (1,619 babies)

Rank in 2025

#593 for girls

First recorded

1982

10-year trend

▼ -56%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Makenna.

33,843 babies since 1962

33,895 babies since 1951

33,304 babies since 1885

32,989 babies since 1916

34,510 babies since 1880

34,568 babies since 1984

34,801 babies since 1952

34,883 babies since 1972

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