Mckenzie
A spelling of the Scottish surname Mackenzie, from Gaelic Mac Coinnich, son of Coinneach, a personal name meaning comely or handsome.
Mckenzie in 2025
Mckenzie was given to 528 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,131st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,279 babies born.
The history of Mckenzie
Mckenzie reached its highest point in 2000, when 2,586 babies were given the name, ranking 285th that year.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 67,045 babies have been named Mckenzie. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Mckenzie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mckenzie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | 5,862 |
| 1920s | 20 | 6,573 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,758 |
| 1940s | 37 | 5,929 |
| 1950s | 27 | 6,229 |
| 1960s | 45 | 6,997 |
| 1970s | 462 | 1,725 |
| 1980s | 2,467 | 981 |
| 1990s | 16,218 | 293 |
| 2000s | 22,943 | 285 |
| 2010s | 19,886 | 305 |
| 2020s | 4,915 | 583 |
Where Mckenzie is heading
Mckenzie has fallen 75% over the past decade, from 2,152 babies in 2015 to 528 in 2025.
Names like Mckenzie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mckenzie.