How Many People Are Named Makenna?
An estimated 32,810 people in the United States have the first name Makenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Makenna peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,619 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makenna 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 Makenna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Makenna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
32,810
About 1 in 10,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,619 births
Total Registered
33,243
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makenna
Makenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,243 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makenna as a male name
Ranked #6,887 in 1996
8 male births in 1996
Peak: 1996 (8 births)
Makenna as a female name
Ranked #525 in 2024
587 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,619 births)
Makenna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makenna span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 14,031 babies were registered. Makenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makenna by Decade
How has Makenna 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.
Makenna by State
Birth registrations for Makenna span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Wyoming, Hawaii. On average, about 644 Makennas were registered per state.
Makenna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makenna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makenna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makenna?
We estimate approximately 32,810 people named Makenna 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 10,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Makenna a common name?
Makenna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,243 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makenna most popular?
Makenna reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,619 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makenna is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makenna a female name?
Makenna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makenna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makenna Smith, Makenna Johnson, Makenna 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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