Recorded 1978–2021 Girls' name Peak 1998 904 births

Mackensie — girls' name

904 babies named Mackensie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s551990s3532000s3372010s1432020s11
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mackensie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

63 babies were named Mackensie in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mackensie

The Social Security Administration has registered 904 babies named Mackensie between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mackensie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mackensie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mackensie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mackensie in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mackensie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 904 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mackensie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

904

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Mackensie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
63
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
020406080 202120162011200620011996199119861978 5

Mackensie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Mackensie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Mackensie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
353 births that decade — 39% of Mackensie's all-time total
1970s51980s551990s3532000s3372010s1432020s11

Mackensie by state

Where Mackensie concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mackensie
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%
Texas share of Mackensie's total US births 2.7%
Even split

24 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mackensie?
904 babies have been named Mackensie since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 63 births.
When was Mackensie most popular?
Mackensie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Mackensie most popular?
The top states for the name Mackensie are Texas (24 births), Georgia (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Mackensie been used?
Mackensie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Mackensie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.