The name Mckenzie is a boy's name meaning "son of Kenneth".

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Derived from a Scottish surname, Mckenzie is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, Coinnich being one of the original Gaelic forms of Kenneth. As a given name, it took off for girls in the US in the 70s, thanks to actress Mackenzie Phillips, and it has always been less popular for boys. While Mackenzie was chosen for 86 boys in the US last year, the Mckenzie spelling was used for just 7.
 
In the UK by contrast, Mckenzie is more masculine leaning and this particular variation is currently the most popular form. The only spelling of the name left in the Top 1000, it peaked in 2009, at #114.

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The name Mckenzie peaked for boys at #1027 in 1996. Mckenzie is also used for girls, ranking #576 in 2025.

The name Mckenzie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "son of Kenneth".

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Used quietly on boys in the US since the early 20th century, Mckenzie was abruptly overtaken by the Mackenzie spelling back in 1973 when actress Mackenzie Phillips introduced the name as a possibility for girls. While Mckenzie has never matched its sibling spelling in popularity, it nevertheless climbed the charts in its wake, peaking in 2000 at #133.
 
Originally a Scottish surname, Mckenzie is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, Coinnich being one Gaelic form Kenneth. As a feminine name, it didn't appear in the US stats until 1975 and it first entered nearly 10 years later, in 1984. 
 
Given to around 710 girls in a recent year, Mckenzie is less than half as popular as Mackenzie, however when they are considered together with Makenzie and Kenzie too, nearly 3500 girls receive these sound-alike names, which could make them feel as popular as Top 100 names, such as Sophie, Addison, Leilani, or Josephine.

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The name Mckenzie is currently ranked #576 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #133 in 2000. The name is most popular in South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. Mckenzie is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#3,976	26	13.5
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	#4,871	20	10.8
2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

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