Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Kenzie

Meaning A female given name, short form of MacKenzie Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #736 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A female given name, short form of MacKenzie

Rank 2025
#736
among girls · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
371
named Kenzie · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,332
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
1,330 babies
All-time total
21,874
#1,021 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Kenzie popularity over time

21,874 babies have been named Kenzie since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – –
1920s – 12 12 1 +140% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – 11 11 1 – –
1950s – 40 40 4 +264% –
1960s – 15 15 2 -62% –
1970s 77 38 115 12 +667% #3,198
1980s 439 65 504 50 +338% #1,794
1990s 2,145 81 2,226 223 +342% #697
2000s 4,923 110 5,033 503 +126% #449
2010s 10,319 63 10,382 1,038 +106% #245
2020s (to 2025) 3,488 43 3,531 589 -43% #369

Where Kenzie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 337 0.21 outside top 500
2027 310 0.19 outside top 500
2028 289 0.18 outside top 500
2029 273 0.17 outside top 500
2030 259 0.16 outside top 500

Where Kenzie is most popular

Girls named Kenzie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.326 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Maryland, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kenzie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 69 0.788 +142%
Maryland 75 0.708 +117%
Arkansas 30 0.568 +74%
Michigan 100 0.549 +68%
Massachusetts 63 0.521 +60%
Wisconsin 53 0.515 +58%
Pennsylvania 117 0.495 +52%
Ohio 106 0.447 +37%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +34%
Tennessee 67 0.423 +30%
Illinois 95 0.415 +27%
Arizona 58 0.413 +27%
Indiana 58 0.413 +27%
Connecticut 24 0.413 +27%
South Carolina 37 0.412 +26%
Mississippi 19 0.406 +25%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +22%
New Jersey 72 0.399 +22%
Kansas 23 0.399 +22%
Florida 169 0.395 +21%
Georgia 87 0.383 +17%
North Carolina 87 0.382 +17%
New York 148 0.374 +15%
Iowa 21 0.359 +10%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +7%
Nevada 16 0.344 +6%
Alabama 32 0.341 +5%
Virginia 57 0.334 ≈ national
California 268 0.319 ≈ national
Washington 46 0.318 ≈ national
Missouri 38 0.315 ≈ national
Texas 244 0.303 -7%
Minnesota 32 0.297 -9%
New Mexico 7 0.288 -12%
Oklahoma 20 0.272 -17%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -18%
Kentucky 21 0.246 -25%
Colorado 23 0.206 -37%
Utah 17 0.204 -37%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kenzie

Kenzie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #736 in 2025 with 371 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 21,874 American babies have been named Kenzie. Its peak came in 2014, when 1,330 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kenzie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kenzie?

The median living Kenzie is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 19. An estimated 22 thousand people named Kenzie are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kenzie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 371 #736 – –
2024 473 #628 7 #10,435
2023 525 #566 10 #8,009
2022 600 #518 9 #8,670
2021 676 #464 8 #9,286
2020 843 #369 9 #8,419
2019 781 #395 6 #11,501
2018 889 #356 10 #7,908
2017 842 #371 5 #13,319
2016 993 #333 6 #11,491
2015 1,145 #275 10 #7,788
2014 1,330 #245 – –
2013 1,242 #257 – –
2012 1,209 #269 10 #7,863
2011 1,025 #309 8 #9,216
2010 863 #370 8 #9,267
2009 700 #449 16 #5,708
2008 669 #475 12 #6,995
2007 652 #496 9 #8,601
2006 531 #555 10 #7,747
2005 501 #572 18 #4,737
2004 425 #644 5 #12,360
2003 403 #660 9 #7,566
2002 386 #656 10 #6,815
2001 311 #768 5 #11,532
2000 345 #687 16 #4,696
1995 191 #984 7 #7,415
1990 118 #1,351 9 #5,613
1985 36 #2,679 6 #6,183
1980 21 #3,773 11 #3,738
1975 – – – –
1970 5 #8,627 – –
1965 – – 5 #4,204
1960 – – 5 #4,339
1955 – – 6 #3,698
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kenzie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kenzie?

The median living Kenzie is about 13 years old. Half of all living Kenzies are between 8 and 19 years old.

How many people named Kenzie are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Kenzie are alive in the United States, based on 21,874 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kenzie mean?

A female given name, short form of MacKenzie

How popular is the name Kenzie in 2025?

Kenzie ranked #736 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 371 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kenzie?

21,874 babies have been named Kenzie in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kenzie most popular?

Kenzie peaked in 2014, when 1,330 newborns received the name.

Is Kenzie a boy or girl name?

Kenzie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kenzie rising or falling?

Kenzie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kenzie become more popular?

Kenzie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 259 girls named Kenzie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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