Unisex name · since 1986
Makana
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 517 babies named Makana, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
517 babies have been named Makana since 1986, making it today's #5109 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Makana recorded 517 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #5109 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #7,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,109 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makana ranks #7,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,109 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 517 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makana's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Makana compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makana's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makana | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makana's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makana popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Makana popularity over time - girls
343 total births recorded since 1994 (Makana as girls' name)
Makana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Makana's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Makana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (34% of all-time use).
How Makana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Makana's total volume
Makana by state
Where Makana concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 284 | 54.9% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Nevada | | 5 | 1.0% |
284 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Makana's data
- Makana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Makanas (284 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Makana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.