Makenzie
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ma-KEN-zee
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #700 for girls
Makenzie is a name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Kenneth”. In 2025 it ranked 700th for girls in the US (406 babies).
What does Makenzie mean?
Scottish: spelling of Mackenzie; Gaelic surname MacCoinnich
“son of Kenneth”
From the Scottish surname MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach (Kenneth); the z stands for an old letter, yogh, once sounded like y.
Meaning borrowed from Mackenzie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Makenzie a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Makenzie has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 406 girls in the US.
How popular is Makenzie in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Makenzie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1998, 70% of the babies named Makenzie in the UK were girls. By 2014 it was 40%, with more boys than girls since 2005.
Makenzie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 38 | #796 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Makenzie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 700th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 406 about 1 in 4,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 406 girls in the US were named Makenzie, making it the 700th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 345th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 2,210 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Makenzie than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Makenzie in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,313 girls in the US were given Makenzie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #151, up from #700 for this spelling alone.
Makenzie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 406 | #700 |
| 2024 | 464 | #636 |
| 2023 | 566 | #535 |
| 2022 | 619 | #509 |
| 2021 | 734 | #430 |
| 2020 | 898 | #345 |
| 2019 | 949 | #338 |
| 2018 | 1,034 | #317 |
| 2017 | 1,099 | #295 |
| 2016 | 1,309 | #243 |
| 2015 | 1,550 | #210 |
| 2014 | 1,781 | #182 |
| 2013 | 1,938 | #166 |
| 2012 | 2,127 | #150 |
| 2011 | 2,210 | #139 |
| 2010 | 1,999 | #153 |
| 2009 | 1,898 | #175 |
| 2008 | 2,066 | #162 |
| 2007 | 1,939 | #180 |
| 2006 | 1,780 | #197 |
| 2005 | 1,715 | #204 |
| 2004 | 1,604 | #213 |
| 2003 | 1,578 | #209 |
| 2002 | 1,624 | #198 |
| 2001 | 1,660 | #196 |
| 2000 | 1,613 | #199 |
| 1999 | 1,425 | #223 |
| 1998 | 1,158 | #270 |
| 1997 | 995 | #288 |
| 1996 | 931 | #306 |
| 1995 | 727 | #358 |
| 1994 | 630 | #400 |
| 1993 | 538 | #472 |
| 1992 | 376 | #604 |
| 1991 | 284 | #731 |
| 1990 | 181 | #999 |
| 1989 | 104 | #1,423 |
| 1988 | 107 | #1,333 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,469 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Nicknames for Makenzie
Names like Makenzie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckinley, Kenzie, Emely, Madison, Madilyn, Cameron, Estrella, Alondra, Campbell, Fernanda, Jimena, Fiona
Other spellings of Makenzie
Mackenzie, Mckenzie, Makenzi, Makenzee, Makenzy, Mackenzi, Mackenize, Mckenzi
Names related to Makenzie
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Makenzie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makenzie, updated 20 October 2026.