girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Mckenzie

Meaning Rare spelling variant of the surname MacKenzie Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #576 Trend ↓ Falling 52%

Rare spelling variant of the surname MacKenzie.

Rank 2025
#576
among girls · ↓82 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
528
named Mckenzie · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,109
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
2,586 babies
All-time total
67,045
#508 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Mckenzie popularity over time

67,045 babies have been named Mckenzie since 1917, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 14 14 1 – –
1920s – 20 20 2 +43% –
1930s – 11 11 1 -45% –
1940s – 37 37 4 +236% –
1950s – 27 27 3 -27% –
1960s – 45 45 5 +67% –
1970s 333 129 462 46 +927% #1,200
1980s 2,042 425 2,467 247 +434% #582
1990s 15,286 932 16,218 1,622 +557% #141
2000s 22,569 374 22,943 2,294 +41% #133
2010s 19,688 198 19,886 1,989 -13% #136
2020s (to 2025) 4,861 54 4,915 819 -59% #279

Where Mckenzie 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 457 0.28 outside top 500
2027 411 0.26 outside top 500
2028 376 0.23 outside top 500
2029 348 0.22 outside top 500
2030 326 0.20 outside top 500

Where Mckenzie is most popular

Girls named Mckenzie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.459 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Oregon, and South Carolina.

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 Mckenzie 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
Mississippi 75 1.60 +249%
Oregon 76 1.17 +154%
South Carolina 98 1.09 +137%
Georgia 225 0.990 +116%
Idaho 33 0.986 +115%
Alabama 87 0.927 +102%
West Virginia 24 0.916 +99%
Maryland 88 0.830 +81%
Tennessee 126 0.795 +73%
Louisiana 67 0.765 +67%
North Carolina 167 0.733 +60%
Arkansas 38 0.719 +57%
Michigan 123 0.675 +47%
Virginia 112 0.657 +43%
Pennsylvania 155 0.656 +43%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +35%
New Mexico 14 0.576 +25%
Wisconsin 59 0.573 +25%
Utah 47 0.565 +23%
New York 223 0.563 +23%
Ohio 131 0.552 +20%
Massachusetts 66 0.546 +19%
Florida 221 0.517 +12%
Kentucky 44 0.514 +12%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 +10%
Illinois 115 0.502 +9%
Missouri 58 0.481 +5%
Nevada 22 0.474 ≈ national
Minnesota 51 0.473 ≈ national
Colorado 52 0.466 ≈ national
New Jersey 84 0.465 ≈ national
Indiana 65 0.463 ≈ national
Delaware 5 0.441 ≈ national
Washington 63 0.436 -5%
New Hampshire 8 0.433 -6%
Arizona 59 0.420 -8%
Texas 323 0.402 -13%
Kansas 22 0.381 -17%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 -17%
California 261 0.310 -32%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -70%
Iowa 5 0.086 -81%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Mckenzie

Mckenzie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #576 in 2025 with 517 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 67,045 American babies have been named Mckenzie. Its peak came in 2000, when 2,586 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 Mckenzie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mckenzie?

The median living Mckenzie is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 26. An estimated 66 thousand people named Mckenzie are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Mckenzie 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 517 #576 11 #7,506
2024 622 #494 13 #6,696
2023 710 #437 7 #10,415
2022 885 #357 9 #8,752
2021 991 #331 7 #10,414
2020 1,136 #279 7 #10,227
2019 1,325 #236 14 #6,305
2018 1,521 #203 17 #5,461
2017 1,661 #186 20 #4,873
2016 1,999 #156 17 #5,467
2015 2,140 #151 12 #6,943
2014 2,322 #145 26 #3,977
2013 2,219 #140 22 #4,414
2012 2,122 #151 19 #4,974
2011 2,246 #136 26 #3,960
2010 2,133 #145 25 #4,071
2009 2,066 #155 34 #3,309
2008 2,288 #151 28 #3,795
2007 2,233 #160 38 #3,064
2006 2,129 #166 16 #5,458
2005 2,078 #163 36 #2,937
2004 2,184 #151 47 #2,403
2003 2,251 #149 33 #2,973
2002 2,341 #143 36 #2,666
2001 2,471 #135 48 #2,174
2000 2,528 #133 58 #1,841
1995 1,808 #165 113 #1,057
1990 497 #490 72 #1,312
1985 183 #877 32 #1,855
1980 79 #1,512 38 #1,583
1975 5 #10,009 11 #3,366
1970 – – 5 #5,196
1965 – – 9 #2,914
1960 – – 6 #3,920
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 6 #3,206
1940 – – 5 #3,777
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 8 #3,393
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mckenzie?

The median living Mckenzie is about 19 years old. Half of all living Mckenzies are between 12 and 26 years old.

How many people named Mckenzie are alive today?

An estimated 66 thousand people named Mckenzie are alive in the United States, based on 67,045 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mckenzie mean?

Rare spelling variant of the surname MacKenzie.

How popular is the name Mckenzie in 2025?

Mckenzie ranked #576 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 517 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mckenzie?

67,045 babies have been named Mckenzie in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mckenzie most popular?

Mckenzie peaked in 2000, when 2,586 newborns received the name.

Is Mckenzie a boy or girl name?

Mckenzie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mckenzie rising or falling?

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

Will Mckenzie become more popular?

Mckenzie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 326 girls named Mckenzie 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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