The first name Makenna
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A variant of McKenna invented in the 1980s.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Makenna last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 7 births (#2,530).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Makenna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Makenna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 495 girls born in the United States were named Makenna, the 593rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 1,619 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Makenna mean?
- A variant of McKenna invented in the 1980s.
- How popular is the name Makenna?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Makenna, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 2004, with 7 births.
- Is Makenna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 33,749 US babies named Makenna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Makenna most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 1,619 babies were named Makenna, its highest rank at 213th.