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Mackenzie

From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself derived from the given name Coinneach.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#228

Meaning and history

From the Scottish surname Mackenzie, an Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich, which comes from the given name Coinneach, this name was popularized as a feminine given name by the American actress Mackenzie Phillips (1959–), especially after she began appearing on the television comedy One Day at a Time in 1975. In the United Kingdom, it is more commonly used as a masculine name.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 5,205 births, rank #53
2007: 4,628 births, rank #65
2008: 4,474 births, rank #65
2009: 3,902 births, rank #77
2010: 3,883 births, rank #68
20112011: 3,799 births, rank #68
2012: 3,764 births, rank #71
2013: 4,024 births, rank #62
2014: 4,160 births, rank #69
2015: 3,869 births, rank #73
20162016: 3,410 births, rank #85
2017: 2,962 births, rank #100
2018: 2,827 births, rank #106
2019: 2,591 births, rank #111
2020: 2,297 births, rank #119
20212021: 2,277 births, rank #123
2022: 2,036 births, rank #142
2023: 1,744 births, rank #167
2024: 1,524 births, rank #200
20252025: 1,343 births, rank #228

Mackenzie moved from #200 to #228 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2001, with 6,934 births.