Is Makenzi a boy or girl name?
Makenzi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Makenzi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,612 US babies named Makenzi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,080
- Babies named Makenzi since 1984
- 3,612
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 238 babies
Boys and girls named Makenzi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,080 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,881 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,687 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,981 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,530 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,773 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,635 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,648 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,048 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,788 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,523 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,592 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,587 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,290 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,517 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,362 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,093 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,641 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,402 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,476 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,361 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,618 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,485 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,361 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,447 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,427 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,610 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,818 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,997 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,368 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,367 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,854 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,684 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,325 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,790 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,119 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,447 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,486 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,726 |
Highest rank
Makenzi has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,093 in 2008. 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 Makenzi
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.