Makenna is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Makenna means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Makenna across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Makenna has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Makenna is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “son of the handsome one”. A modern feminine respelling of the surname Mackenna or Mackenzie.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 33,749 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 40 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Makenna per year, United States (1982 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (1,619/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2004 (7/yr).
Makenna has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #435 nationally (given to 1,626 babies that year).
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