Makinzi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KIN-zee
- Origin
- Scottish
Makinzi 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 Makinzi mean?
Scottish: spelling of Makinzie, itself a variant of Mackenzie, from Gaelic MacCoinnich
“son of Coinneach”
Meaning borrowed from Makinzie.
Is Makinzi a girl's or a boy's name?
Makinzi is a girls' name.
How popular is Makinzi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Makinzi in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makinzi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
Nicknames for Makinzi
- Kenzie 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Makinzi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiyomi Miyori Nyomi Dakota Kyomi Yaretzi Zuri Mayumi Nayeli Amari Remi Sayuri
Names related to Makinzi
Mackenzie Makenzi Mackenzi Makenzy Mckinzie Makinzie Makynzi Makenize
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox
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, “Makinzi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makinzi, updated 20 October 2026.