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Mackenzie

Girl

Meaning of Mackenzie: Scottish: 'son of the handsome one'

Mackenzie is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 216th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#216

1,442 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

149,135

First recorded 1973 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 286 babies1982: 294 babies1983: 319 babies1984: 416 babies1985: 537 babies1986: 641 babies1987: 934 babies1988: 1,035 babies1989: 1,182 babies1990: 1,506 babies19901991: 1,892 babies1992: 3,221 babies1993: 3,472 babies1994: 3,844 babies1995: 4,542 babies1996: 5,062 babies1997: 4,871 babies1998: 5,182 babies1999: 5,711 babies2000: 6,602 babies20002001: 7,105 babies2002: 6,407 babies2003: 5,949 babies2004: 5,834 babies2005: 5,280 babies2006: 5,274 babies2007: 4,682 babies2008: 4,512 babies2009: 3,946 babies2010: 3,918 babies20102011: 3,824 babies2012: 3,793 babies2013: 4,066 babies2014: 4,190 babies2015: 3,899 babies2016: 3,438 babies2017: 2,997 babies2018: 2,862 babies2019: 2,637 babies2020: 2,344 babies20202021: 2,340 babies2022: 2,110 babies2023: 1,832 babies2024: 1,610 babies2025: 1,442 babies
US babies named Mackenzie per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 7,105.

Gender split

5% boys · 95% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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