Mackenzie

#228 for girls in 2025, 1,343 births · #1,668 for boys in 2025, 99 births
Given to girls 94.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2001 · 6,934 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
141,274
since 1973

Mackenzie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #40, 2001peak #366, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2281,343#1,66899
2024#2001,524#1,86286
2023#1671,744#1,81788
2022#1422,036#2,03974
2021#1232,277#2,22563
2020#1192,297#2,65847
2019#1112,591#2,73646
2018#1062,827#3,24035
2017#1002,962#3,24935
2016#853,410#3,77628
2015#733,869#3,59130
2014#694,160#3,53230
2013#624,024#2,76342
2012#713,764#3,62529
2011#683,799#3,99425
2010#683,883#3,18135
2009#773,902#2,75344
2008#654,474#3,05738
2007#654,628#2,37254
2006#535,205#1,94369
2005#515,199#1,65981
2004#445,728#1,367106
2003#455,865#1,52984
2002#426,268#1,079139
2001#406,934#912171
2000#436,350#697252
1999#525,426#630285
1998#644,890#625292
1997#714,491#526380
1996#754,597#470465
1995#883,963#398579
1994#1023,196#366648
1993#1132,897#401575
1992#1252,673#411548
1991#1981,494#495398
1990#2471,151#524355
1989#307855#531327
1988#321774#571261
1987#341711#607223
1986#439490#738151
1985#482433#889104
1984#555337#1,00079
1983#635271#1,34748
1982#693254#1,53940
1981#700240#1,39646
1980#721232#1,41045
1979#864179#1,51039
1978#694229#1,61634
1977#666237#1,26849
1976#837165#1,42739
1975#4,37014#2,75114
1974#7,6806#4,1907
1973#7,4356—
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First appearance
1973

The first year at least five girls were named Mackenzie! It came in at #7,435, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1973–1974, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Mackenzie is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedNHWashington: #345 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsWAIdaho: #211 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 919 girlsNDMinnesota: #210 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsMNIllinois: #477 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,650 girlsILWisconsin: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsWIMichigan: #454 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,817 girlsMINew York: #538 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsNYMassachusetts: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,499 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 826 girlsSDIowa: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsIAIndiana: #386 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsINOhio: #343 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,657 girlsOHPennsylvania: #614 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,286 girlsPANew Jersey: #818 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,083 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #722 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 5,949 girlsCAUtah: #301 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsUTColorado: #234 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsCONebraska: #243 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsNEMissouri: #379 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,926 girlsMOKentucky: #375 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,036 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedDEArizona: #382 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsAZNew Mexico: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedARTennessee: #492 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,967 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,972 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mackenzie, so not publishedHITexas: #605 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,763 girlsTXFlorida: #441 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#175 · 1 in 826
  2. North Dakota#189 · 1 in 919
  3. Minnesota#210 · 1 in 1,359
  4. Idaho#211 · 1 in 1,001
  5. Iowa#213 · 1 in 1,232

Best ever in a state: #6 in Wyoming, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#17551 in 826
North Dakota#18951 in 919
Minnesota#210211 in 1,359
Idaho#21161 in 1,001
Iowa#213141 in 1,232
Maine#23051 in 1,272
Colorado#234171 in 1,292
Oregon#242121 in 1,303
Nebraska#24371 in 1,429
Utah#30191 in 1,594
Ohio#343261 in 2,657
Wisconsin#343111 in 2,786
Washington#345131 in 2,126
Kentucky#37571 in 3,036
New Mexico#37851 in 1,921
Missouri#379111 in 2,926
Arizona#382101 in 2,300
Indiana#386111 in 3,095
Massachusetts#418101 in 3,499
South Carolina#43761 in 2,972
Florida#441211 in 3,107
Michigan#454151 in 3,817
Oklahoma#47561 in 3,354
Illinois#477201 in 3,650
Tennessee#49271 in 3,967
New York#538271 in 3,959
Alabama#55251 in 4,357
Virginia#55571 in 4,707
Texas#605281 in 4,763
Pennsylvania#614111 in 6,286
California#722341 in 5,949
New Jersey#81851 in 8,083
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mackenzie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#200 → #228)
  • 109 spots since 2020 (#119 → #228)
  • 155 spots since 2015 (#73 → #228)
  • Biggest jump: 3,533 spots in 1976 (#4,370 → #837)
  • Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1979 (#694 → #864)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1973
  • Peaked 2001 at #40 (6,934 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1995–2017
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 260
  • Highest: 1 in 260 girls born in 2001 were named Mackenzie (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,197 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 38.6% of all girls named Mackenzie (54,553) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1975
  • Mostly boys until 1974, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s836#666 (1977)#3,221
1980s4,597#307 (1989)#519
1990s34,778#52 (1999)#114
2000s54,553#40 (2001)#53
2010s35,289#62 (2013)#81
2020s11,221#119 (2020)#163

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mackenzie in 1985

girls
#482
433 births · 1 in 3,974 girls
boys
#889
104 births · 1 in 17,771 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #482Mackenzie433

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #889Mackenzie104
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 3,974 of them was named Mackenzie, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mackenzie
  1. #477Sydney440
  2. #480Belinda437
  3. #481Lora436
  4. #482Mackenzie433
  5. #483Tameka429
  6. #484Janine426
  7. #485Josephine423
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 17,771 of them was named Mackenzie, which outranked 88.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mackenzie
  1. #884Kraig105
  2. #884Tylor105
  3. #884Willard105
  4. #889Mackenzie104
  5. #889Brannon104
  6. #891Donta103
  7. #891Drake103
  8. #891Efren103

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →