Is Mackenzie a boy or girl name?
Mackenzie is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,520 girls and 86 boys were named Mackenzie, so 94.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.7% of the 147,679 US babies named Mackenzie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,866
- Girl rank, 2024
- #200
- Babies named Mackenzie since 1973
- 147,679
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 7,105 babies
Boys and girls named Mackenzie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182 | 837 | 82.1% |
| 1980s | 1,324 | 4,599 | 77.6% |
| 1990s | 4,525 | 34,778 | 88.5% |
| 2000s | 1,038 | 54,552 | 98.1% |
| 2010s | 334 | 35,284 | 99.1% |
| 2020s | 358 | 9,868 | 96.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86 | #1,866 | 1,520 | #200 |
| 2023 | 88 | #1,821 | 1,742 | #166 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,050 | 2,035 | #142 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,245 | 2,275 | #123 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,681 | 2,296 | #119 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,747 | 2,591 | #110 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,280 | 2,827 | #106 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,287 | 2,960 | #100 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,851 | 3,410 | #85 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,750 | 3,868 | #73 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,582 | 4,159 | #69 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,792 | 4,024 | #62 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,677 | 3,763 | #71 |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,060 | 3,799 | #68 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,216 | 3,883 | #68 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,787 | 3,902 | #77 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,081 | 4,474 | #65 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,400 | 4,628 | #65 |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,959 | 5,205 | #53 |
| 2005 | 81 | #1,668 | 5,199 | #51 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1,372 | 5,728 | #45 |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,533 | 5,865 | #45 |
| 2002 | 139 | #1,081 | 6,268 | #42 |
| 2001 | 171 | #916 | 6,934 | #40 |
| 2000 | 252 | #699 | 6,349 | #43 |
| 1999 | 285 | #630 | 5,426 | #52 |
| 1998 | 292 | #626 | 4,890 | #64 |
| 1997 | 380 | #526 | 4,491 | #71 |
| 1996 | 465 | #470 | 4,597 | #75 |
| 1995 | 579 | #398 | 3,963 | #88 |
| 1994 | 648 | #366 | 3,196 | #102 |
| 1993 | 575 | #402 | 2,897 | #113 |
| 1992 | 548 | #411 | 2,673 | #126 |
| 1991 | 398 | #495 | 1,495 | #198 |
| 1990 | 355 | #524 | 1,150 | #247 |
| 1989 | 327 | #533 | 855 | #307 |
| 1988 | 261 | #572 | 775 | #321 |
| 1987 | 223 | #607 | 711 | #341 |
| 1986 | 151 | #740 | 491 | #438 |
| 1985 | 104 | #890 | 433 | #482 |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,005 | 337 | #555 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,355 | 271 | #636 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,556 | 254 | #694 |
| 1981 | 46 | #1,408 | 240 | #704 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,425 | 232 | #722 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,522 | 179 | #868 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,639 | 229 | #694 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,281 | 238 | #664 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,441 | 165 | #838 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,847 | 14 | #4,477 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,449 | 6 | #8,288 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,003 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mackenzie reached #366 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #40 in 2001. 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 Mackenzie
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.