Makena Kuhn
There are approximately 1 people named Makena Kuhn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Makena with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kuhn. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Makena
6.5K
Alive today
Named Kuhn
35K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.5K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2005
Average age: 18
Top Census group: White (66.8%)
Estimated bearers: 35K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,129
Per 100K: 10.19
Top ancestry: White (92.3%)
First name trend
Makena: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Makena. The peak year was 2005 with 381 births. The average person named Makena today is 18 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Makena
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Makena, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Makena described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Makena at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.8% · 3,852
- Two or more races13.8% · 796
- Hispanic or Latino10.1% · 585
- Black or African American4.7% · 270
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 236
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 30
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kuhn surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kuhn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Kuhn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Kuhn at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.3% · 28,112
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 986
- Two or more races2.8% · 854
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 228
- Black or African American0.6% · 188
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 75
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Makena has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0019% of the US population, based on 6,498 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Makena right now.
The surname Kuhn appears at a rate of 10.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0102%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Makena Kuhn. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Makena Kuhn: questions and answers
How many people are named Makena Kuhn?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Makena Kuhn. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0019%) with the surname frequency (10.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Makena Kuhn?
We classify Makena Kuhn as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Makena a male or female name?
Makena is predominantly female. Out of 6,587 total SSA registrations, 1.3% were male and 98.7% were female. See the full Makena profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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