Is Makenzie a boy or girl name?
Makenzie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 460 girls and 0 boys were named Makenzie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 44,904 US babies named Makenzie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #641
- Babies named Makenzie since 1975
- 44,904
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 2,218 babies
Boys and girls named Makenzie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1980s | 21 | 540 | 96.3% |
| 1990s | 153 | 7,244 | 97.9% |
| 2000s | 88 | 17,477 | 99.5% |
| 2010s | 34 | 15,992 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 5 | 3,272 | 99.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 460 | #641 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,433 | 564 | #538 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 618 | #510 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 733 | #430 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 897 | #345 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 949 | #338 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,034 | #317 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,386 | 1,098 | #295 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,309 | #243 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,582 | 1,549 | #210 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,323 | 1,779 | #183 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,938 | #166 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,127 | #150 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,299 | 2,210 | #139 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,522 | 1,999 | #153 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,917 | 1,898 | #175 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,016 | 2,066 | #162 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,819 | 1,939 | #180 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,528 | 1,780 | #197 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,068 | 1,715 | #204 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,529 | 1,604 | #213 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,387 | 1,578 | #210 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,036 | 1,624 | #198 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,895 | 1,660 | #196 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,175 | 1,613 | #199 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,660 | 1,425 | #223 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,127 | 1,158 | #270 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,829 | 994 | #288 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,630 | 931 | #306 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,645 | 727 | #359 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,314 | 630 | #400 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,108 | 538 | #472 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,250 | 376 | #604 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,297 | 284 | #732 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,980 | 181 | #1,006 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,431 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,053 | 107 | #1,338 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,693 | 88 | #1,478 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,410 | 65 | #1,780 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,235 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,280 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,209 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,806 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,690 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,085 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,854 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,178 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,562 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,262 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,959 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makenzie reached #3,108 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #139 in 2011. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makenzie
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.