Makenna
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning son of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna.
How Makenna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #289 |
| 2016 | #318 |
| 2017 | #333 |
| 2018 | #328 |
| 2019 | #376 |
| 2020 | #403 |
| 2021 | #367 |
| 2022 | #398 |
| 2023 | #475 |
| 2024 | #525 |
| 2025 | #593 |
Makenna by the numbers
Makenna was given to 971 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,618 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,300 American girls born that year was called Makenna.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makenna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Makenna
Names that are said the same way as Makenna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean fire
Like Makenna, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Seraphinaardent or burning one; from seraph61 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serafinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Enashining fire or brilliance10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nurimy light; my fire40 in the US (2017)
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