Girls' name · since 1978
Mackenzi
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 2,050 babies named Mackenzi, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,050
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenzi currently ranks #13598 among girls' names in America, with 2,050 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Mackenzi recorded 2,050 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #13598 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #4,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,598 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,050 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenzi ranks #4,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,598 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,050 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,598 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,050
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenzi's 2,050 recorded births place it above 93.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mackenzi compares
2,050 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Mackenzi's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackenzi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,050 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mackenzi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mackenzi's full recorded timeline at 2004, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mackenzi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mackenzi popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1989 (Mackenzi as boys' name)
Mackenzi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (864 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Mackenzi's strongest decade.
864 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mackenzi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
615 births
- 2000s
2000s
864 births
- 2010s
2010s
418 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 864 births (42% of all-time use).
How Mackenzi 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 Mackenzi's total volume
Mackenzi by state
Where Mackenzi concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 128 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 81 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 54 | 2.6% |
| #4 | California | | 52 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 50 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 43 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 33 | 1.6% |
128 of 2,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Mackenzi appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mackenzi's data
- Mackenzi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (864 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mackenzis (128 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mackenzi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Mackenzi 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.