Mackenzie Girl
How popular is Mackenzie?
#228 girl name in 2025
1,343 baby girls were named Mackenzie in the US in 2025, making it the 228th most popular girl name. Another 99 boys got the name (#1,668 for boys).
Mackenzie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #228 for girls (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,343 girls, 99 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #73 in 2015, #119 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (6,934 girls) |
| Highest rank | #40 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 3% boys, 97% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mackenzie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mackenzie family of names ranked #191 for girls in 2025 (#171 the year before), with 1,786 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie | 1,343 | 75% |
| Makenzie | 406 | 23% |
| Makenzi | 18 | 1% |
| Mackenzi | 6 | 0% |
| Makenzy | 6 | 0% |
| Makenzee | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mackenzie is most popular
Babies named Mackenzie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 4.9 per 1,000 (90 girls)
- Delaware: 4.0 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Connecticut: 3.5 per 1,000 (205 girls)
- Rhode Island: 3.1 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- District of Columbia: 2.8 per 1,000 (33 girls)
Mackenzie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 836 | #666 |
| 1980s | 4,597 | #307 |
| 1990s | 34,778 | #52 |
| 2000s | 54,553 | #40 |
| 2010s | 35,289 | #62 |
| 2020s | 11,221 | #119 |
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Questions
- Is Mackenzie a boy or girl name?
- Mackenzie is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Mackenzie were girls.
- How popular is the name Mackenzie?
- 1,343 baby girls were named Mackenzie in the US in 2025, making it the 228th most popular girl name. Another 99 boys got the name (#1,668 for boys).
- When was Mackenzie most popular?
- Mackenzie peaked in 2001, when 6,934 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #40 in 2001.
- How many people are named Mackenzie?
- 149,135 babies have been named Mackenzie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 147,440 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Mackenzie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mackenzie was most common in New Hampshire, at 4.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.