Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Mckenzie name popularity since 1925
67,016 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mckenzie (96.7% girls, 3.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Mckenzie is about 20 years old in 2026. Mckenzie peaked in 2000 as the #133 name for girls, and it ranked #576 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 67,016
- Named Mckenzie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #576
- for girls in 2025 (517 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.7% girls
- 64,779 girls · 2,237 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Mckenzie 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.
Mckenzie births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Mckenzie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Mckenzie became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 4,960 baby girls to 1 in 1,160.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 54%, from 1 in 1,420 to 1 in 3,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mckenzie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mckenzie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mckenzie 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 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 37 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 27 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 45 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 333 | 129 | #10,009 |
| 1980s | 2,042 | 425 | #877 |
| 1990s | 15,286 | 932 | #165 |
| 2000s | 22,569 | 374 | #163 |
| 2010s | 19,688 | 198 | #151 |
| 2020–25 | 4,861 | 54 | #576 |
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
54.3% of babies named Mckenzie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mckenzie is most popular
The index compares Mckenzie'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 Mckenzie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.54× | 1,946 |
| Oregon | 2.95× | 1,785 |
| Idaho | 2.64× | 679 |
| North Dakota | 2.13× | 433 |
| Nevada | 1.85× | 426 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mckenzie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mckenzie (this page) | 64,779 | 2000 |
| Mckenzi | 2,022 | 1996 |
| Mckenzy | 1,008 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mckenzie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mckenzie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mckenzie (2000).
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