Mckenzie

Meaning: Son of the handsome one
Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Girl's name · #576 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Mckenzie's best rank, #133, came in 2000; it has settled back to #576 today. Roughly 65,000 girls have been named Mckenzie since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,269 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mckenzies

Mckenzie Wright — Canadian boxer (born 1990)

In stories & tradition

McKenzie — Teen Beach Movie (TV series)

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Mckenzie is Madison for a girl.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Mackenzie (#228) and Makenzie (#700), Mckenzie would rank around #120 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 59/23/18 across Mackenzie, Mckenzie, and Makenzie.

Similar names: Ashlyn · Mckenna · Lexi · Kassidy · Delaney · Mckinley

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