Boy or Girl

Is Mckenzi a boy or girl name?

Mckenzi was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,017 US babies named Mckenzi were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#12,956
Babies named Mckenzi since 1978
2,017
Most popular year
1996
95 babies
Babies named Mckenzi each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mckenzi from 1978 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0255075100198020002020

Boys and girls named Mckenzi, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s010100%
1980s072100%
1990s0596100%
2000s0738100%
2010s0543100%
2020s058100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–7#12,956
20230–9#10,864
20220–9#10,924
20210–12#8,803
20200–21#5,779
20190–29#4,735
20180–29#4,737
20170–41#3,746
20160–54#3,087
20150–59#2,958
20140–47#3,401
20130–73#2,477
20120–64#2,756
20110–73#2,502
20100–74#2,509
20090–67#2,721
20080–83#2,349
20070–84#2,305
20060–68#2,660
20050–64#2,661
20040–71#2,417
20030–64#2,543
20020–65#2,459
20010–91#1,918
20000–81#2,045
19990–82#1,931
19980–64#2,232
19970–85#1,779
19960–95#1,622
19950–61#2,206
19940–54#2,397
19930–62#2,166
19920–36#3,188
19910–35#3,192
19900–22#4,465
19890–7#10,432
19880–22#4,113
19870–15#5,224
19860–6#10,385
19850–0–
19840–5#11,514
19830–6#9,773
19820–0–
19810–6#9,891
19800–5#11,478
19790–5#11,274
19780–5#10,781

Highest rank

Mckenzi has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,622 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mckenzi

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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.