Is Mckenzie a boy or girl name?
Mckenzie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 620 girls and 13 boys were named Mckenzie, so 97.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.6% of the 66,505 US babies named Mckenzie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,676
- Girl rank, 2024
- #493
- Babies named Mckenzie since 1917
- 66,505
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,586 babies
Boys and girls named Mckenzie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 129 | 334 | 72.1% |
| 1980s | 425 | 2,042 | 82.8% |
| 1990s | 932 | 15,286 | 94.3% |
| 2000s | 374 | 22,569 | 98.4% |
| 2010s | 198 | 19,681 | 99% |
| 2020s | 43 | 4,338 | 99% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,676 | 620 | #493 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,406 | 709 | #437 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,745 | 885 | #357 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,407 | 990 | #332 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,223 | 1,134 | #281 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,301 | 1,325 | #236 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,458 | 1,521 | #203 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,871 | 1,659 | #187 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,465 | 1,997 | #156 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,941 | 2,139 | #151 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,976 | 2,322 | #145 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,414 | 2,218 | #140 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,974 | 2,122 | #151 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,960 | 2,245 | #136 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,071 | 2,133 | #145 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,309 | 2,066 | #155 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,795 | 2,288 | #151 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,064 | 2,233 | #160 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,458 | 2,129 | #166 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,937 | 2,078 | #163 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,403 | 2,184 | #151 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,973 | 2,251 | #149 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,666 | 2,341 | #143 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,174 | 2,471 | #135 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,841 | 2,528 | #133 |
| 1999 | 72 | #1,552 | 2,284 | #141 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,313 | 2,243 | #142 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,290 | 2,068 | #150 |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,027 | 1,978 | #158 |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,057 | 1,808 | #165 |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,116 | 1,541 | #192 |
| 1993 | 107 | #1,083 | 1,240 | #225 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,216 | 950 | #290 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,261 | 677 | #379 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,312 | 497 | #490 |
| 1989 | 60 | #1,418 | 372 | #589 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,315 | 351 | #582 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,309 | 305 | #628 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,633 | 228 | #761 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,855 | 183 | #877 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,520 | 158 | #932 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,126 | 133 | #1,046 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,840 | 113 | #1,202 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,568 | 120 | #1,142 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,583 | 79 | #1,512 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,851 | 102 | #1,254 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,854 | 105 | #1,200 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,731 | 82 | #1,374 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,390 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,366 | 6 | #8,649 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,726 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,195 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,799 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,429 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,920 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,312 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,665 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,811 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,042 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,338 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,600 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,750 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mckenzie reached #1,027 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #133 in 2000. 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 Mckenzie
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.