Is Makana a boy or girl name?

Makana is a unisex name. Of the 860 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 39.9% were girls and 60.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2006, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Makana

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Makana was most popular in 2007, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,343 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 860 people named Makana.

Makana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makana’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makana is a unisex name — 39.9% of the 860 Americans given it were girls and 60.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2006 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 41% girls and 59% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Makana

Where Makana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Hawaii 294.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org