Makenzie

“Variant of MacKenzie — Son of Coinneach” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #700 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Makenzie has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #139 (2011) · 45,023 babies named Makenzie all-time · 1 in 4,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 10,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Makenzies

Makenzie Vega — American actress
Makenzie Fischer — American water polo player
Makenzie Leigh — actor
Makenzie Lystrup — astrophysicist and director of the Goddard Space Flight Center
Makenzie Dunmore — American sprinter (born 1997)

Among 28 notable people named Makenzie:

Athletes appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Makenzie Fischer, American water polo player.

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