Girls' name · since 1978
Mackensie
Mackensie has 904 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 904
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mackensie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 904 recorded since 1978.
Mackensie has 904 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2021.
- #8,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 904 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackensie ranks #8,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 904 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 904
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mackensie's 904 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Mackensie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mackensie splits its recorded history at 2002: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mackensie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2021
- Peak year (1998)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Mackensie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Mackensie as boys' name)
Mackensie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (353 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Mackensie's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mackensie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
337 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 353 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mackensie 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 Mackensie's total volume
Mackensie by state
Where Mackensie concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Mackensie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mackensies (24 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 Mackensie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1978–2021 (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 Mackensie 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.