How Many People Are Named Makana?
An estimated 824 people in the United States have the first name Makana. It is used for both genders, with 59.7% male. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Makana peaked in popularity in 2007 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Makana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
824
About 1 in 415,964 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.7% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
43 births
Total Registered
834
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makana
Makana is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.7%) and females (40.3%). Out of 834 total births registered, 498 were male and 336 were female.
Makana as a male name
Ranked #5,558 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (29 births)
Makana as a female name
Ranked #7,091 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (19 births)
Makana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makana span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 323 babies were registered. While Makana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Makana by Decade
How has Makana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Makana by State
Birth registrations for Makana span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Nevada. The lowest are in Nevada, California, Hawaii. On average, about 105 Makanas were registered per state.
Makana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makana
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makana?
We estimate approximately 824 people named Makana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 415,964 Americans share this first name.
Is Makana a common name?
Makana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 834 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makana most popular?
Makana reached peak popularity in 2007, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makana is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makana a male name?
Makana is predominantly male. 59.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makana Smith, Makana Johnson, Makana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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