Mackenzie

Where Mackenzie comes from

Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) + Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Mackenzie
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Mackenzie through the years
  1. 1973
    First appearance
    #7,435 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1975
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1987
    Mackenzie Davis born
    Canadian actress
  4. 2000
    Mackenzie Foy born
    American actress
  5. 2001
    Peak, #40
    6,934 babies named Mackenzie, the most in any year.
  6. 2016
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #85.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Mackenzie Foy · American actress, born 2000
  • Mackenzie Davis · Canadian actress, born 1987
  • Mackenzie Bowell · 5th Prime Minister of Canada, 1823–1917
  • Mackenzie Crook · English actor, director, comedian and writer, born 1971
  • Mackenzie Ziegler · American singer, dancer, actress and model, born 2004

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.