Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Makena

Gender

Male

Origin

Hawaiian
abundance

Pronunciation

m(a)-ke-na

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #4053, 15 births); most recent 2010 (rank #12216, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #718, 380 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2719, 63 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–63
2024–95
2023–115
2022–108
2021–115
2020–119
2019–150
2018–178
2017–207
2016–224

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #3095, 5 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5664, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #183, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
202210
20216
202013
201911
20187
201716
20168
201510
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence