Baby Name Popularity Profile

Mckenzie

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Mckenzie.

✦ Son of Coinneach (handsome/fair one) 🌍 Celtic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #576
All-Time Peak Rank #133 Achieved 2000
Total U.S. Births 64,779 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 1.1% Boy / 98.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1975 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 2,528 births in 2000
πŸ’‘ The Mckenzie Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Son of Coinneach (handsome/fair one)
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Scottish Gaelic surname MacCoinnich, meaning 'son of Coinneach'. Coinneach means 'handsome' or 'fair one'.
Common Nicknames
Kenzie Mac Ken
Alternative Spellings
Mackenzie MacKenzie
Pronunciation: mΙ™-KEN-zee
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Mckenzie across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -54.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -75.8%
2015: 2,140 births 2,140 2016: 1,999 births 2017: 1,661 births 2018: 1,521 births 2019: 1,325 births 2020: 1,136 births 1,136 2021: 991 births 2022: 885 births 2023: 710 births 2024: 622 births 2025: 517 births 517
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,528 births in 2000
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 35 yrs
Longest Streak 51 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 333
1980s: 2,042
1990s: 15,286
2000s: 22,569
2010s: 19,688
2020s: 4,861

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Mckenz-i-e
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #585 1,946 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #602 1,746 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #392 679 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 426 2014 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 433 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 169 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #446 2,310 2001 66.0% Decline
Georgia #332 3,022 2008 52.9% Decline
South Carolina #284 1,539 2003 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 352 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #876 1,525 1998 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #436 2,670 2000 63.9% Decline
Arkansas #539 953 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #548 1,498 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #737 1,014 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #564 1,511 2008 67.9% Decline
Louisiana #364 1,482 2010 56.7% Decline
Maryland #395 1,234 2011 51.7% Decline
Nebraska Unranked 596 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #508 1,822 2013 51.5% Decline
Florida #706 2,726 2015 61.3% Decline
Minnesota #640 1,431 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #1004 925 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 104 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 227 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #442 1,423 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 957 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #192 888 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 139 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 709 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #779 3,047 2000 70.0% Decline
Missouri #581 1,455 2000 60.0% Decline
Indiana #535 1,482 2000 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 576 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #757 4,663 2014 53.5% Decline
Iowa Unranked 780 1997 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 308 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #452 2,037 2000 44.1% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 164 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 196 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #507 2,237 2011 57.1% Decline
Illinois #733 1,991 2002 62.9% Decline
Connecticut #524 416 2014 Insufficient historical volume
California #711 3,512 2014 42.9% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 156 2010 Insufficient historical volume
New York #620 2,321 2013 66.2% Decline
Massachusetts #602 696 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 97 1994 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #820 687 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 56 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 28 2014 Insufficient historical volume

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