Unisex name · since 1973
Mackenzie
Mackenzie has 141,274 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 141,274
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mackenzie is the #228 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 141,274 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenzie has been recorded 141,274 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #228 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #228 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 141,274 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenzie ranks #286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #228 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 141,274 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #286 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 141,274
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenzie's 141,274 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mackenzie compares
141,274 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Mackenzie's all-time total is 376x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackenzie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 141,274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,934 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mackenzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mackenzie's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 6,934, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mackenzie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 6,934
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Mackenzie popularity over time - boys
7,861 total births recorded since 1974 (Mackenzie as boys' name)
Mackenzie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54,553 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Mackenzie's strongest decade.
54,553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mackenzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 836
1970s
836 births
- 1980s 4,597
1980s
4,597 births
- 1990s
1990s
34,778 births
- 2000s
2000s
54,553 births
- 2010s
2010s
35,289 births
- 2020s 11,221
2020s
11,221 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54,553 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mackenzie 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 Mackenzie's total volume
Mackenzie by state
Where Mackenzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,064 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,889 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 8,031 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 7,610 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 7,377 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6,712 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6,377 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5,893 | 4.2% |
10,064 of 141,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mackenzie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mackenzie's data
- Mackenzie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (54,553 total births); usage has since declined to 11,221 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mackenzies (10,064 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mackenzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Mackenzie 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.