Girls' name · since 1984
Makena
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 6,568 babies named Makena, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,568
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makena is the #2738 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,568 recorded since 1984.
Makena has 6,568 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2738 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #2,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,568 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makena ranks #2,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,568 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,568
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makena's 6,568 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makena compares
6,568 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Makena's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,568 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 381 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makena's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 381, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 381
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Makena popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 1992 (Makena as boys' name)
Makena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,928 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Makena's strongest decade.
2,928 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Makena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 747
1990s
747 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,928 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,223 births
- 2020s 617
2020s
617 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,928 births (45% of all-time use).
How Makena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makena's total volume
Makena by state
Where Makena concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,612 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Washington | | 358 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 343 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 195 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 193 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 167 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 162 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 148 | 2.3% |
1,612 of 6,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Makena appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makena's data
- Makena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,928 total births); usage has since declined to 617 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makenas (1,612 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Makena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Makena 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.