Mckenzie
Unisex · ma-KEN-zee · Scottish
Unisex
Mckenzie is a name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Kenneth”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 576th for girls in the US (517 babies).
What does Mckenzie mean?
Scottish: spelling of Mackenzie
“son of Kenneth”
Spelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish surname MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach (Kenneth).
- Say it
- ma-KEN-zee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mckenzie a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mckenzie has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 25 boys in the UK and 517 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Mckenzie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Mckenzie, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 719th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 550 boys. 6 girls were also named Mckenzie in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mckenzie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were given Mckenzie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #666, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Mackenzie 27
- Mckenzie 25
Girls were 33% of the babies named Mckenzie in the UK in 1996, and 19% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Mckenzie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 41 | #848 |
| 2021 | 53 | #738 |
| 2020 | 52 | #719 |
| 2019 | 50 | #736 |
| 2018 | 59 | #666 |
| 2017 | 65 | #632 |
| 2016 | 94 | #481 |
| 2015 | 96 | #470 |
| 2014 | 155 | #324 |
| 2013 | 172 | #294 |
| 2012 | 276 | #219 |
| 2011 | 334 | #187 |
| 2010 | 411 | #160 |
| 2009 | 550 | #122 |
| 2008 | 505 | #129 |
| 2007 | 497 | #127 |
| 2006 | 475 | #129 |
| 2005 | 373 | #149 |
| 2004 | 214 | #200 |
| 2003 | 139 | #252 |
| 2002 | 53 | #469 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 25 | #736 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Mckenzie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 517about 1 in 3,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 517 girls in the US were named Mckenzie, making it the 576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 278th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 2,528 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 11 boys were also named Mckenzie in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Mckenzie than any year since 1990.
Half of all the girls named Mckenzie in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,313 girls in the US were given Mckenzie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #151, up from #576 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 67% of the babies named Mckenzie in the US in 1976, and 98% in 2025.
Mckenzie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 517 | #576 |
| 2024 | 622 | #493 |
| 2023 | 710 | #437 |
| 2022 | 885 | #357 |
| 2021 | 991 | #331 |
| 2020 | 1,136 | #278 |
| 2019 | 1,325 | #236 |
| 2018 | 1,521 | #203 |
| 2017 | 1,661 | #186 |
| 2016 | 1,999 | #156 |
| 2015 | 2,140 | #151 |
| 2014 | 2,322 | #145 |
| 2013 | 2,219 | #140 |
| 2012 | 2,122 | #151 |
| 2011 | 2,246 | #136 |
| 2010 | 2,133 | #145 |
| 2009 | 2,066 | #155 |
| 2008 | 2,288 | #151 |
| 2007 | 2,233 | #160 |
| 2006 | 2,129 | #166 |
| 2005 | 2,078 | #163 |
| 2004 | 2,184 | #151 |
| 2003 | 2,251 | #149 |
| 2002 | 2,341 | #143 |
| 2001 | 2,471 | #135 |
| 2000 | 2,528 | #133 |
| 1999 | 2,284 | #141 |
| 1998 | 2,243 | #142 |
| 1997 | 2,068 | #150 |
| 1996 | 1,978 | #158 |
| 1995 | 1,808 | #165 |
| 1994 | 1,541 | #192 |
| 1993 | 1,240 | #225 |
| 1992 | 950 | #290 |
| 1991 | 677 | #379 |
| 1990 | 497 | #489 |
| 1989 | 372 | #588 |
| 1988 | 351 | #581 |
| 1987 | 305 | #628 |
| 1986 | 228 | #758 |
| 1985 | 183 | #874 |
| 1984 | 158 | #930 |
| 1983 | 133 | #1,044 |
| 1982 | 113 | #1,198 |
| 1981 | 120 | #1,139 |
| 1980 | 79 | #1,502 |
| 1979 | 102 | #1,251 |
| 1978 | 105 | #1,194 |
| 1977 | 82 | #1,370 |
| 1976 | 39 | #2,174 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Nicknames for Mckenzie
Names like Mckenzie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Mckenzie
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