Makena
A girls’ name of Kikuyu origin, meaning happy one.
Babies a year
205
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Makena by the numbers
Makena was given to 205 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 380 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Makennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna971 in the US (2017)
- Malenasoft and tender; a form of Magdalena86 in the US (2017)
- Makedabeautiful; Ethiopian royal name37 in the US (2017)
- Makanagift; present18 in the US (2017)
- Mckenafair one; a form of Mackenzie11 in the US (2017)
- Makenah8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Makena
Names that are said the same way as Makena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Makena, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Makena
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