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Makenzie

Meaning
Son of Coinneach, the handsome one
Origin
Scottish surname — Variant of Mackenzie

Girl's name · #700 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Makenzie reached its best rank, #139, in 2011 and ranked #700 in 2025. Roughly 45,000 girls have been named Makenzie since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,495 in Canada (2025) · #8,133 in Ecuador (2025) · #430 in New Zealand (2019) · #6,165 in France (2019) · #734 in Ireland (2017) · #5,785 in England & Wales (2016) · #411 in Scotland (2008) · #372 in N. Ireland (2004).

Famous Makenzies

What Makenzies become

Among 28 notable people named Makenzie:

Sports figures appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Makenzie Fischer, American water polo player (born 1997).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Makenzie include Makayla and Madison for girls.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Mackenzie (#228) and Mckenzie (#576), Makenzie 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: Mackenzie · Ashlynn · Makenna · Yaretzi · Keira · Kassidy

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