Makynzi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KIN-zee
- Origin
- Scottish
Makynzi 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 Makynzi mean?
Scottish: spelling of Makynzie, itself a variant of Mackenzie, from Gaelic MacCoinnich
“son of Coinneach”
Meaning borrowed from Makynzie.
Is Makynzi a girl's or a boy's name?
Makynzi is a girls' name.
How popular is Makynzi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Makynzi in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makynzi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Nicknames for Makynzi
- Kenzie 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Makynzi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Milani, Malani, Meilani, Kyomi, Kaylani, Jaylani, Yaretzi, Kiyomi, Miyori, Kailani, Alani, Nyomi
Names related to Makynzi
Mackenzie, Makenzie, Makenzi, Mackenzi, Makenzy, Makynzie, Mckynzie, 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, “Makynzi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makynzi, updated 20 October 2026.