Mackenzie

“Son of Coinneach” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #228 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Mackenzie reached #40 in 2001 and has faded to #228 since. About 141,000 girls have carried it since 1973. Kenzie is a short form of Mackenzie. About 540 girls a year are given Kenzie as their full name. Together with its spelling variants Mckenzie (#576) and Makenzie (#700), Mackenzie would rank around #120 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 59/23/18 across Mackenzie, Mckenzie, and Makenzie. Popular twin pairings with Mackenzie include Madison and Makayla for girls, and Mason for a boy.

Around the world: #60 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #68 in New Zealand (2025) · #71 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #80 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mackenzies

Mackenzie Foy — American actress
Mackenzie Davis — Canadian actress (born 1987)
Mackenzie Ziegler — American singer, dancer, actress and model
Mackenzie Rosman — American actress
Mackenzie Little — Australian javelin thrower (1996-)

In stories & tradition

Mackenzie Browning — The Young and the Restless
Mackenzie Booth — Home and Away
Mackenzie Hargreaves — Neighbours

What Mackenzies become

Among 177 notable people named Mackenzie:

Sports figures appear 3.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mackenzie Little, Australian javelin thrower (1996-).

Similar names: Makenzie · Kiara · Makenna · Yaretzi · Brianna · Delaney

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