Makena: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “happy one”
- Origin
- African
- Say it
- mah-KEN-ah · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Usually from Kikuyu/Wakena usage in East Africa, commonly glossed as happy one or the happy one. It is also the name of a place in Hawaii, but the personal-name origin is generally African.
How popular is Makena?
Babies named Makena in 202495
2024 rank#2,045 girls
Peak year2005
Total US babies since 18806,587
Makena is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.
Names like Makena
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Makena questions
What does the name Makena mean?
Makena means "happy one". It comes from African. Usually from Kikuyu/Wakena usage in East Africa, commonly glossed as happy one or the happy one. It is also the name of a place in Hawaii, but the personal-name origin is generally African.
Is Makena a boy or girl name?
Makena is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Makena?
95 US babies were named Makena in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.
How do you pronounce Makena?
Makena is usually pronounced mah-KEN-ah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.