Boy or Girl

Is Mackenzi a boy or girl name?

Mackenzi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Mackenzi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 2,055 US babies named Mackenzi were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#9,948
Babies named Mackenzi since 1978
2,055
Most popular year
2003
105 babies
Babies named Mackenzi each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mackenzi from 1978 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Mackenzi, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s05100%
1980s118588.5%
1990s0615100%
2000s0864100%
2010s0418100%
2020s057100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–10#9,948
20230–10#10,041
20220–10#10,122
20210–18#6,571
20200–9#10,783
20190–18#6,593
20180–25#5,264
20170–29#4,762
20160–36#4,131
20150–34#4,268
20140–46#3,464
20130–46#3,439
20120–65#2,727
20110–64#2,752
20100–55#3,067
20090–70#2,633
20080–83#2,346
20070–81#2,363
20060–89#2,177
20050–62#2,718
20040–73#2,357
20030–105#1,796
20020–99#1,818
20010–100#1,788
20000–102#1,724
19990–89#1,797
19980–94#1,701
19970–73#1,974
19960–63#2,168
19950–83#1,756
19940–45#2,731
19930–52#2,433
19920–65#2,094
19910–32#3,412
19900–19#4,979
198911#4,69942#2,697
19880–13#6,128
19870–10#7,125
19860–7#9,133
19850–6#10,082
19840–7#8,716
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–0–
19790–0–
19780–5#10,713

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mackenzi reached #4,699 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #1,701 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mackenzi

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.