Mackenzie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Mackenzie
Originally inspired as by eighties TV actress Mackenzie Phillips, parents since have flocked to Mackenzie for their daughters. Now a staple All-American choice, Mackenzie has ranked in the US Top 1000 for nearly 50 years.
Mackenzie for girls#228 US
Mackenzie originates from the Scottish surname which itself an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich. Coinnich is one of the original Gaelic forms of Kenneth meaning "handsome, beautiful, comely".
As a given name, Mackenzie was once rare in the US, first appearing in the stats in 1973 — the year Mackenzie Phillips began her acting career — when it was given to just six girls. Three years later, it was nearly 30 times more popular and in the Top 1000.
Notable bearers of the name include singer and dancer Mackenzie Ziegler, Australian soccer player Mackenzie "Macca" Arnold, actress Mackenzie Davis, martial artist Mackenzie Dern, and actress Mackenzie Foy.
Currently in the Top 100 in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, it has seen a decline in the US since it peaked in 2001, when it reached #40. It is still given to around 1740 girls each year however — and, when you consider it with Mckenzie, Makenzie, and just Kenzie, you're looking at 3500 girls with sound-alike names. This could make it feel like a Top 100 name, ranking similarly to Natalie, Josephine, Sophie and Leilani.
Alternatives ideas based on Mackenzie could be Kensington, Mckinley, Kenina, Murphy, Marlowe, Zaylee, Keeva, or Maxie.
Mackenzie for boys#1671 US
This lively Scottish surname is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, Coinnich being one of the original Gaelic forms of Kenneth.
As a given name, it caught on for girls in a big way starting from the 1970s in the US, thanks to the actress Mackenzie Phillips. Before that it was rare as a given name, never used on more than 4 babies a year until 1973. The following year it appeared for the first time as a boy name, and while it has always remained more popular for girls, it has been consistently used on boys.
Across the pond in the UK meanwhile, Mackenzie, or the slightly preferred spelling, Mckenzie, is far more familiar on boys than it is on girls. It peaked at #109 for boys in 2005 (#303 for girls the name year), and while it has now left the Top 1000, Mckenzie remains.
Currently used on 86 boys a year in the US (compared with around 1740 girls), Mackenzie is actually trending slowly upwards among baby boys, despite trending downwards for girls. With in-built nicknames Mack and Kenzo, perhaps Mackenzie will be considered more often in the future, as an alternative to the likes of Malakai, Avery, and Maverick.
Pronounced muh-KEN-zee.
As of October 2026, Mackenzie ranked #228 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #40 in 2001, Nameberry popularity #480.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #69 | 4,159 | #3,582 | 30 |
| 2015 | #73 | 3,868 | #3,750 | 29 |
| 2016 | #85 | 3,410 | #3,851 | 28 |
| 2017 | #100 | 2,960 | #3,287 | 35 |
| 2018 | #106 | 2,827 | #3,280 | 35 |
| 2019 | #110 | 2,591 | #2,747 | 46 |
| 2020 | #119 | 2,296 | #2,681 | 47 |
| 2021 | #123 | 2,275 | #2,245 | 63 |
| 2022 | #142 | 2,035 | #2,050 | 74 |
| 2023 | #166 | 1,742 | #1,821 | 88 |
| 2024 | #200 | 1,520 | #1,866 | 86 |
| 2025 | #228 | 1,343 | #1,671 | 99 |
World rankings
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Famous Mackenzies
- (Laura) Mackenzie PhillipsGirl
American singer and actress; daughter of singer John Phillips
- Mackenzie Christine FoyGirl
American teen actress
- Mackenzie Lyn RosmanGirl
American actress
- Mackenzie FirgensGirl
American actress
- MacKenzie Grace MauzyGirl
American actress
- Mackenzie LintzGirl
American actress
- Mackenzie Frances ZieglerGirl
American reality TV personality and dancer on TV's "Dance Moms"
- Paige Mackenzie HylandGirl
American reality TV personality and dancer on TV's "Dance Moms"
- Mackenzie CouchGirl
dancer from Project 21
- Mackenzie Elizabeth ArnoldGirl
Australian soccer player
- Mackenzie DavisGirl
Canadian actress
- Mackenzie Adkins (b. 1998)Girl
daughter of country singer Trace Adkins
- Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of novelist J.K. Rowling
- Mackenzie DipmanGirl
Contestant on season 2 of Love Island USA
- Mackenzie "Kenzie" AnnisGirl
Contestant on season 8 of Love Island USA
- Mackenzie BowellBoy
5th Prime Minister of Canada
- (William Lyon) Mackenzie KingBoy
10th Prime Minister of Canada
- Mackenzie Alexander AstinBoy
American actor
- Mackenzie BourgBoy
American pop singer
- MacKenzie BoydBoy
Clowes, Canadian ski jumper
- Paul James "Mackenzie" CrookBoy
English actor and comedian
- Mackenzie "Mack" HortonBoy
Australian swimmer
- Mackenzie ThorpeBoy
British artist
- Mackenzie SmithBoy
son of actress Helen Shaver and Steve Smith
- Mackenzie Austin KalishBoy
son of actress Leah Ayres and Bruce Kalish
- Mackenzie Blue Roche (b. 2006)Boy
son of actor Shane Richie
- Mackenzie BlackwoodBoy
Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Mackenzie WeegarBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
Mackenzie in pop culture
- Mackenzie McHaleGirl
character on TV's "The Newsroom"
- Mackenzie "Mack" FoxGirl
character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
- Mackenzie HollisterGirl
mean girl in "The Dork Diaries" book series
- Mackenzie ZalesGirl
main character in YouTube series "The Most Popular Girls in School," self described as "head cheerleader, homecoming queen, part,time model"
- Mackenzie "Mickey" MurphyGirl
lead character in the FOX sitcom "The Mick"
- Mackenzie WagnerGirl
character in Netflix's "American Vandal"