Unisex name ★ peaked 2001

Mackenzie

Meaning Mackenzie is a unisex given name Gender Unisex · 95% girls Rank 2025 #228 Trend ↓ Falling 38%

Mackenzie is a unisex given name.

Rank 2025
#228
among girls · ↓28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,442
named Mackenzie · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
7,105 babies
All-time total
149,135
#286 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Mackenzie popularity over time

149,135 babies have been named Mackenzie since 1973, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 836 182 1,018 102 – #666
1980s 4,597 1,324 5,921 592 +482% #307
1990s 34,778 4,525 39,303 3,930 +564% #52
2000s 54,553 1,038 55,591 5,559 +41% #40
2010s 35,289 335 35,624 3,562 -36% #62
2020s (to 2025) 11,221 457 11,678 1,946 -45% #119

Where Mackenzie 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 1,236 0.77 #250
2027 1,152 0.72 #270
2028 1,085 0.67 #286
2029 1,031 0.64 #299
2030 987 0.61 #307

Where Mackenzie is most popular

Girls named Mackenzie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.10 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Delaware, and Connecticut.

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 Mackenzie 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
New Hampshire 90 4.87 +343%
Delaware 45 3.97 +261%
Connecticut 205 3.52 +220%
Rhode Island 39 3.11 +183%
District of Columbia 33 2.78 +153%
Massachusetts 332 2.75 +150%
Maine 40 2.59 +135%
Maryland 254 2.40 +118%
New Jersey 430 2.38 +117%
Pennsylvania 465 1.97 +79%
Montana 26 1.92 +75%
Michigan 342 1.88 +71%
Virginia 296 1.74 +58%
Illinois 393 1.72 +56%
New York 668 1.69 +53%
South Dakota 23 1.61 +46%
Minnesota 169 1.57 +42%
Missouri 187 1.55 +41%
Wisconsin 156 1.51 +38%
Ohio 354 1.49 +36%
Colorado 161 1.44 +31%
South Carolina 121 1.35 +22%
Arkansas 70 1.32 +20%
North Carolina 298 1.31 +19%
Indiana 178 1.27 +15%
Mississippi 59 1.26 +15%
Nevada 57 1.23 +12%
Nebraska 44 1.22 +11%
Oregon 77 1.18 +8%
Georgia 265 1.17 +6%
Arizona 161 1.15 ≈ national
Florida 489 1.14 ≈ national
North Dakota 14 1.07 ≈ national
New Mexico 25 1.03 -7%
Iowa 60 1.03 -7%
Alabama 95 1.01 -8%
Washington 144 0.997 -9%
West Virginia 26 0.992 -10%
Kansas 57 0.988 -10%
Louisiana 86 0.983 -11%
Kentucky 84 0.982 -11%
Tennessee 150 0.947 -14%
California 761 0.905 -18%
Oklahoma 65 0.883 -20%
Hawaii 10 0.872 -21%
Idaho 29 0.867 -21%
Alaska 7 0.813 -26%
Texas 648 0.806 -27%
Utah 41 0.493 -55%
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 Mackenzie

Mackenzie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #228 in 2025 with 1,343 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 149,135 American babies have been named Mackenzie, about 95% girls and 5% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2001, when 7,105 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Mackenzie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mackenzie?

The median living Mackenzie is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 27. An estimated 148 thousand people named Mackenzie are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Mackenzie 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 1,343 #228 99 #1,671
2024 1,524 #200 86 #1,870
2023 1,744 #167 88 #1,821
2022 2,036 #142 74 #2,053
2021 2,277 #123 63 #2,247
2020 2,297 #119 47 #2,681
2019 2,591 #111 46 #2,749
2018 2,827 #106 35 #3,281
2017 2,962 #100 35 #3,288
2016 3,410 #85 28 #3,852
2015 3,869 #73 30 #3,647
2014 4,160 #69 30 #3,583
2013 4,024 #62 42 #2,792
2012 3,764 #71 29 #3,677
2011 3,799 #68 25 #4,062
2010 3,883 #68 35 #3,217
2009 3,902 #77 44 #2,787
2008 4,474 #65 38 #3,081
2007 4,628 #65 54 #2,400
2006 5,205 #53 69 #1,959
2005 5,199 #51 81 #1,668
2004 5,728 #45 106 #1,372
2003 5,865 #45 84 #1,533
2002 6,268 #42 139 #1,082
2001 6,934 #40 171 #916
2000 6,350 #43 252 #699
1995 3,963 #88 579 #398
1990 1,151 #247 355 #524
1985 433 #482 104 #890
1980 232 #722 45 #1,424
1975 14 #4,477 14 #2,846
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mackenzie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 MacKenzie Scott MacKenzie Scott American philanthropist and novelist (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Davis Canadian actress (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mackenzie Crook Mackenzie Crook English actor, director, comedian and writer b. 1971 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Mackenzie Foy Mackenzie Foy American actress and model (born 2000) Contemporary
  5. 5 Mackenzie Ziegler Mackenzie Ziegler American singer and actress (born 2004) Contemporary
  6. 6 Mackenzie Rosman American actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  7. 7 Mackenzie McDonald Mackenzie McDonald American tennis player (born 1995) Contemporary
  8. 8 MacKenzie Mauzy American actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  9. 9 Mackenzie Lintz Mackenzie Lintz American film and television actress b. 1996 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Mackenzie Bowell Mackenzie Bowell Prime Minister of Canada from 1894 to 1896 1823–1917 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mackenzie?

The median living Mackenzie is about 21 years old. Half of all living Mackenzies are between 13 and 27 years old.

How many people named Mackenzie are alive today?

An estimated 148 thousand people named Mackenzie are alive in the United States, based on 149,135 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mackenzie mean?

Mackenzie is a unisex given name.

How popular is the name Mackenzie in 2025?

Mackenzie ranked #228 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,343 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mackenzie?

149,135 babies have been named Mackenzie in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mackenzie most popular?

Mackenzie peaked in 2001, when 7,105 newborns received the name.

Is Mackenzie a boy or girl name?

Mackenzie is used for both: about 95% of babies named Mackenzie have been girls and 5% boys.

Is the name Mackenzie rising or falling?

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

Will Mackenzie become more popular?

Mackenzie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 987 girls named Mackenzie in 2030, which would rank around #307. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mackenzie?

Well-known people named Mackenzie include MacKenzie Scott (businessperson), Mackenzie Davis (actor), Mackenzie Crook (actor).

Names like Mackenzie

Names that sound and feel close to Mackenzie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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