Meaning of name Makena

The name Makena has the following meaning:

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

As a baby girl name, Makena is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 881 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Makena fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 86 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 950 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Makena in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Makena is pronounced as mah-kay-nah

Makena originates from the African language.
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The following names are baby names related to Makena and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Makena: Boys - Amare, Dakarai, Daktari, Daniachew, Danso, Demissie, Diallo, Diji, Donkor, Dume, Jabari, Girls - Anaya, Anika, Ashanti, Ayana, Ayanna, Dada, Dayo, Deka, Delu, Kya, Latasha, Both genders - Damisi, Kamari, Nalo

Popular Variants for the name Makena: Mackena, Mackenah, Makeana, Makeanah, Makeena, Makeenah, Makenah, Makyna, Makynah

We think the name Makena should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Makena to be: Smart and intellectual Also an efficient woman

In one word, you might describe Makena as a(n) "different" person.

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