Mackenzy — #15866 US unisex name
1,083 babies named Mackenzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
51% of everyone ever named Mackenzy was born in this single decade.
71 babies were named Mackenzy in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Mackenzy
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,083 babies named Mackenzy between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mackenzy currently holds the #15866 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 71 babies received it in a single year. Mackenzy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 119 additional births since 1986.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Mackenzy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 556 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mackenzy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mackenzy in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Mackenzy 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 1,083 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.
Mackenzy at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Mackenzy popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2001)
- 71
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #15866 among girls.
1,083 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 71 births in a single year.
Mackenzy popularity over time — boys
119 total births recorded since 1986 (Mackenzy as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Mackenzy accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Mackenzy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 556 births that decade — 51% of Mackenzy's all-time total
Mackenzy decade highlights
- Peak decade 556 births
- Runner-up 262 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Mackenzy's strongest decade
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 51% of all-time use.
Mackenzy by state
Where Mackenzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 35 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
36 of 1,083 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.3% of nationwide
- California 3.2% of nationwide
- Florida 1.8% of nationwide
- New York 1.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Mackenzy appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1987–2024 (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.