Girls' name · peaked in 2011
Makenzie name popularity since 1925
45,324 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Makenzie (99.3% girls, 0.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Makenzie is about 18 years old in 2026. Makenzie peaked in 2011 as the #139 name for girls, and it ranked #700 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,324
- Named Makenzie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #700
- for girls in 2025 (406 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% girls
- 45,023 girls · 301 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Makenzie 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.
Makenzie births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Makenzie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Makenzie became 6.3× more common, from 1 in 17,700 baby girls to 1 in 2,830.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 1,800 to 1 in 3,960.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Makenzie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Makenzie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Makenzie 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 | 78 | 0 | #9,960 |
| 1980s | 540 | 21 | #2,424 |
| 1990s | 7,245 | 153 | #359 |
| 2000s | 17,477 | 88 | #204 |
| 2010s | 15,996 | 34 | #210 |
| 2020–25 | 3,687 | 5 | #700 |
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
60.8% of babies named Makenzie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Makenzie is most popular
The index compares Makenzie'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 Makenzie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.98× | 746 |
| Tennessee | 1.67× | 1,556 |
| Mississippi | 1.66× | 891 |
| Alabama | 1.55× | 1,208 |
| Kentucky | 1.55× | 1,144 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Makenzie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Makenzie (this page) | 45,023 | 2011 |
| Makenzi | 3,631 | 2008 |
| Makenzy | 1,476 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Makenzie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Makenzie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Makenzie (2011).
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