girl's name
Makenzi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,643
Makenzi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 238 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Makenzi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 45 |
| 1990s | 694 |
| 2000s | 1,522 |
| 2010s | 1,155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 215 |
How popular is Makenzi?
In 2025, Makenzi was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Makenzi is used
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 Makenzi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makenzi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makenzi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makenzi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makenzi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makenzi
How popular is the name Makenzi?
In 2025, Makenzi was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makenzi a girl's or a boy's name?
Makenzi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makenzi most popular?
Makenzi peaked in 2008, when 238 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makenzi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makenzi currently ranks #6,378 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.