Girls' name · since 1982
Makenna
33,741 babies named Makenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #593 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,741
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
33,741 babies have been named Makenna since 1982, making it today's #593 girls' name.
Makenna has 33,741 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #593 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #593 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,741 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenna ranks #775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #593 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,741 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #593 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,741
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenna's 33,741 recorded births place it above 98.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makenna compares
33,741 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Makenna's all-time total is 90x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,741 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,619 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makenna's full recorded timeline at 2004, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 1,619 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makenna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,619
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Makenna popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1996 (Makenna as boys' name)
Makenna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14,032 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Makenna's strongest decade.
14,032 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Makenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 3,665
1990s
3,665 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,032 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,765 births
- 2020s 4,140
2020s
4,140 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14,032 births (42% of all-time use).
How Makenna 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 Makenna's total volume
Makenna by state
Where Makenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,166 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,147 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,103 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,631 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,568 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,193 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 1,176 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,150 | 3.4% |
3,166 of 33,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Makenna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makenna's data
- Makenna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (14,032 total births); usage has since declined to 4,140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makennas (3,166 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 Makenna: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Makenna 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.