Makenzey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KEN-zee
- Origin
- Scottish
Makenzey is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Coinneach”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Makenzey mean?
Scottish: spelling of Mackenzey; respelling of Mackenzie, from Gaelic MacCoinnich
“son of Coinneach”
Variant of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname from Gaelic MacCoinnich, meaning son of Coinneach.
Meaning borrowed from Mackenzey.
Is Makenzey a girl's or a boy's name?
Makenzey is a girls' name.
How popular is Makenzey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Makenzey in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makenzey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Nicknames for Makenzey
- Kenzie 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Makenzey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckinley, Miley, Mackenzie, Marley, Madison, Journey, Paisley, Ainsley, Presley, Riley, Finley, Harley
Names related to Makenzey
Makenzie, Makenzi, Mackenzi, Makenzy, Makynzie, Makenzee, Mackenzy
More Scottish names
Isla, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Lochlan
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Makenzey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makenzey, updated 20 October 2026.