# Mackenzie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mackenzie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “son”, “descendant”, “of coinneach” |
| Pronunciation | /məˈkɛn.zi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mackenzeigh |
| US babies named this | 149,135 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7,861 / 141,274 (95% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,774, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) + Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,799 | 68 |
| 2012 | 3,764 | 71 |
| 2013 | 4,024 | 62 |
| 2014 | 4,160 | 69 |
| 2015 | 3,869 | 73 |
| 2016 | 3,410 | 85 |
| 2017 | 2,962 | 100 |
| 2018 | 2,827 | 106 |
| 2019 | 2,591 | 111 |
| 2020 | 2,297 | 119 |
| 2021 | 2,277 | 123 |
| 2022 | 2,036 | 142 |
| 2023 | 1,744 | 167 |
| 2024 | 1,524 | 200 |
| 2025 | 1,343 | 228 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 4,062 |
| 2012 | 29 | 3,677 |
| 2013 | 42 | 2,792 |
| 2014 | 30 | 3,583 |
| 2015 | 30 | 3,647 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,852 |
| 2017 | 35 | 3,288 |
| 2018 | 35 | 3,281 |
| 2019 | 46 | 2,749 |
| 2020 | 47 | 2,681 |
| 2021 | 63 | 2,247 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,053 |
| 2023 | 88 | 1,821 |
| 2024 | 86 | 1,870 |
| 2025 | 99 | 1,671 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 1,374 |
| 2012 | 22 | 1,428 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 31 | 1,120 |
| 2015 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2016 | 16 | 1,834 |
| 2017 | 28 | 1,219 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 22 | 1,389 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,397 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,286 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,326 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1,705 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2,000 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 145 | 310 |
| 2012 | 112 | 375 |
| 2013 | 90 | 445 |
| 2014 | 58 | 605 |
| 2015 | 45 | 727 |
| 2016 | 30 | 974 |
| 2017 | 32 | 943 |
| 2018 | 31 | 932 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,253 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,085 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,055 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,143 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1,207 |
| 2024 | 34 | 924 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,093 |

## In other languages

- Russian: Макке́нзи

## People named Mackenzie

- William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)
- Mackenzie Foy, American actress
- MacKenzie Scott, American philanthropist and novelist
- Mackenzie Davis, Canadian actress (born 1987)
- Mackenzie Bowell, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1823-1917)
- Mackenzie Crook, English actor, director, comedian and writer (born 1971)
- Mackenzie Ziegler, American singer, dancer, actress and model
- Mackenzie Rosman, American actress
- Mackenzie McDonald, American tennis player (born 1995)
- Mackenzie Little, Australian javelin thrower (1996-)
- Mackenzie Astin, American actor
- Mackenzie Lintz, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.