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Mackenzie

/məˈkɛnzi/ · 95% girls · #228 in the US for girls, 2025

Mackenzie has been given to about 149,135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/məˈkɛnzi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 147,680
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mackenzie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 7,105
  • Born in 20251,442
  • All time149,135
  • England & Wales, 202542

How popular is Mackenzie?

Mackenzie ranks 228th among American girls in 2025, with 1,442 born that year. Its best year was 2001, when 7,105 babies were given the name, ranking 40th. The typical living American called Mackenzie is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Mackenzie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makenzie0.98
  2. Mckenzie0.87
  3. Kenzie0.76
  4. Maxie0.71
  5. Macie0.67
  6. Mazie0.67
  7. Marnie0.67
  8. Kelsie0.65

Middle names for Mackenzie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mackenzie Catherine0.84
  2. Mackenzie Josephine0.84
  3. Mackenzie Rose0.83
  4. Mackenzie Grace0.83
  5. Mackenzie Jane0.83
  6. Mackenzie Louise0.83

Sibling names for Mackenzie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Colebrother · 0.99
  2. Brycebrother · 0.98
  3. Baileyeither · 0.98
  4. Savannahsister · 0.98
  5. Alejandrobrother · 0.98
  6. Destinysister · 0.97

Where Mackenzie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Hampshire0.18%
  2. District of Columbia0.13%
  3. Connecticut0.13%
  4. Maryland0.10%
  5. Delaware0.10%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mackenzie White0.78
  2. Mackenzie Nguyen0.78
  3. Mackenzie Hill0.78
  4. Mackenzie Hall0.78
  5. Mackenzie Brown0.78
  6. Mackenzie Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mackenzie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mackenzie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.