Girls' name · peaked in 2001
Mackenzie name popularity since 1925
149,135 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mackenzie (94.7% girls, 5.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Mackenzie is about 22 years old in 2026. Mackenzie peaked in 2001 as the #40 name for girls, and it ranked #228 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 149,135
- Named Mackenzie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #228
- for girls in 2025 (1,343 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.7% girls
- 141,274 girls · 7,861 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Mackenzie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mackenzie births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Mackenzie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Mackenzie became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 2,160 baby girls to 1 in 559.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 704 to 1 in 1,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mackenzie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mackenzie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mackenzie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 836 | 182 | #4,477 |
| 1980s | 4,597 | 1,324 | #482 |
| 1990s | 34,778 | 4,525 | #88 |
| 2000s | 54,553 | 1,038 | #51 |
| 2010s | 35,289 | 335 | #73 |
| 2020–25 | 11,221 | 457 | #228 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.6% of babies named Mackenzie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mackenzie is most popular
The index compares Mackenzie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mackenzie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.07× | 962 |
| Delaware | 1.70× | 520 |
| Nevada | 1.69× | 890 |
| Alaska | 1.66× | 365 |
| Maine | 1.55× | 978 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mackenzie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie (this page) | 141,274 | 2001 |
| Mackenzi | 2,050 | 2003 |
| Mackenzy | 1,084 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mackenzie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mackenzie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mackenzie (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data