girl's name
Makenzie
muh-KEN-zee
- Origin Scottish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 46,968
the United States
#700
2025 births
Makenzie means son of the handsome one, which is an odd fit for a name that is 99 percent female in our records — the Gaelic Mac is a patronymic, and it has not been reinterpreted.
- Makenzie is a name of Scottish origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 2,218 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,166 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Makenzie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 78 |
| 1980s | 561 |
| 1990s | 7,398 |
| 2000s | 17,565 |
| 2010s | 16,030 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,692 |
What Makenzie means
Makenzie means son of Coinneach, a name meaning handsome or comely. It is a patronymic surname, so the son element is literal rather than decorative.
Where Makenzie comes from
Makenzie respells Mackenzie, the Scottish Mac Coinnich — son of Coinneach, handsome or comely. Coinneach is one of the two Gaelic names English collapsed into Kenneth, alongside Cináed; Kenny, elsewhere on this site, sits on the same pair. The z in the English spelling is not a z at all but a misread yogh, the medieval letter for a y sound, which is why Menzies is properly said Mingis.
Makenzie in use
Makenzie peaked in the United States in 2011, when 2,218 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 700th in the United States on 406 births, across 46,968 lifetime births. England and Wales ran its own peak of 61 births in 2005, and about 99 percent of recorded births are female.
How popular is Makenzie?
In 2025, Makenzie was given to 406 babies in the United States, ranking #700 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Makenzie 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 Makenzie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makenzie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makenzie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Makenzie
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Makenzie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Makenzie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makenzie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makenzie
What does the name Makenzie mean?
Son of Coinneach — a Gaelic name meaning handsome.
Why is there a z?
It is a misread yogh, the medieval letter for a y sound. Menzies is properly said Mingis.
Is it odd for a girls' name?
The Mac is a literal patronymic, and about 99 percent of our records are female.
Is Kenny related?
Yes — Coinneach is one of the two Gaelic names behind Kenneth.
How popular is the name Makenzie?
In 2025, Makenzie was given to 406 babies in the United States, ranking #700 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
When was Makenzie most popular?
Makenzie peaked in 2011, when 2,218 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Makenzie?
Makenzie is usually shortened to Kenzie.
Is Makenzie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makenzie currently ranks #700 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.