Kenzie
Short form of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, son of Coinneach, a name meaning comely.
Kenzie in 2025
Kenzie was given to 371 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,451st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,936 babies born.
The history of Kenzie
Kenzie reached its highest point in 2014, when 1,330 babies were given the name, ranking 526th that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 21,874 babies have been named Kenzie. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kenzie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kenzie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,705 |
| 1920s | 12 | 7,506 |
| 1940s | 11 | 7,241 |
| 1950s | 40 | 7,098 |
| 1960s | 15 | 10,055 |
| 1970s | 115 | 3,934 |
| 1980s | 504 | 2,734 |
| 1990s | 2,226 | 1,237 |
| 2000s | 5,033 | 856 |
| 2010s | 10,382 | 526 |
| 2020s | 3,531 | 735 |
Where Kenzie is heading
Kenzie has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 1,155 babies in 2015 to 371 in 2025.
Names like Kenzie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kenzie.