Girls' name · since 1970
Kenzie
Kenzie has 21,391 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,391
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenzie currently ranks #737 among girls' names in America, with 21,391 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenzie has been recorded 21,391 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #737 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #737 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,391 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenzie ranks #1,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #737 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,391 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,391
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kenzie's 21,391 recorded births place it above 98.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kenzie compares
21,391 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kenzie's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kenzie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,330 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kenzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kenzie's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 1,330, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kenzie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,330
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kenzie popularity over time - boys
483 total births recorded since 1918 (Kenzie as boys' name)
Kenzie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,319 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kenzie's strongest decade.
10,319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kenzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 439
1980s
439 births
- 1990s 2,145
1990s
2,145 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,923 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,319 births
- 2020s 3,488
2020s
3,488 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,319 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kenzie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kenzie's total volume
Kenzie by state
Where Kenzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,135 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,685 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 948 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 929 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 771 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 736 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 726 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 683 | 3.2% |
2,135 of 21,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Kenzie appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kenzie's data
- Kenzie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,319 total births) through the 2020s (3,488) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kenzies (2,135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kenzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kenzie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.