How Many People Are Named Makana?
people named Makana are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 402,099 people in the US has this name
Based on 860 babies named Makana in Social Security records from 1986 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "gift" in Hawaiian.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Makana, 40% were girls and 60% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Makana rose from 30.2% in the 1990s to 42.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Makana alive today is about 16 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Makana first appears in the records in 1986 and was given most often in 2007, to 43 babies. In 2025, 25 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1986 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Makana has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,738, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #5,136. Among girls, its best rank was #6,212, in 2003.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,136 | #14,280 |
| Best rank | #3,738 (2016) | #6,212 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,774 in the 2000s | #7,784 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Makana alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Makana were born in Hawaii than in any other state: about 291 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Makana was given about 328 times as often in Hawaii.
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