Recorded 1986–2020 Girls' name Peak 2000 692 births

Makensie — girls' name

692 babies named Makensie in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s1732000s3122010s1812020s11
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Makensie was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

37 babies were named Makensie in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makensie

The Social Security Administration has registered 692 babies named Makensie between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makensie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makensie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Makensie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Makensie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makensie 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 692 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.

Makensie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

692

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

2000

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Makensie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2000)
37
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 20202015201020052000199519891986 5

Makensie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
312 births that decade — 45% of Makensie's all-time total
1980s151990s1732000s3122010s1812020s11

Makensie by state

Where Makensie concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Makensie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 0.9%
#2 Tennessee
6 0.9%
#3 Kentucky
5 0.7%
#4 Texas
5 0.7%
Louisiana share of Makensie's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makensie?
692 babies have been named Makensie since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2000 with 37 births.
When was Makensie most popular?
Makensie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Makensie most popular?
The top states for the name Makensie are Louisiana (6 births), Tennessee (6 births), Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Makensie been used?
Makensie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Makensie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makayla, Makenzie, Makenna, Makena, 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, 1986–2020 (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.