unisex name

Kenzie

  • Origin Scottish
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 29,520

the United States

#736

2025 births

Kenzie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 86% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 371 babies in the United States, ranking #736. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Kenzie is a name of Scottish origin.
  • Peaked in 2014, when 1,330 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 8,936 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kenzie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

10,382
'10 '20 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kenzie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 12
1940s 11
1950s 40
1960s 15
1970s 115
1980s 504
1990s 2,226
2000s 5,033
2010s 10,382
2020s (to 2025) 3,531

How popular is Kenzie?

In 2025, Kenzie was given to 371 babies in the United States, ranking #736 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Kenzie is used

Northern Ireland #387 4 in 2018
Canada #424 71 in 2024
Ireland #644 5 in 2025
United States #736 371 in 2025
Scotland #789 3 in 2024
England & Wales #1,562 32 in 2025
France #6,137 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kenzie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kenzie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kenzie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kenzie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kenzie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kenzie

How popular is the name Kenzie?

In 2025, Kenzie was given to 371 babies in the United States, ranking #736 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Kenzie a girl's or a boy's name?

Kenzie is used for both girls and boys. About 86% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Kenzie?

Kenzie has 2 syllables.

When was Kenzie most popular?

Kenzie peaked in 2014, when 1,330 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Kenzie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kenzie currently ranks #424 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.