Girls' name · since 1992

Makenzee

990 babies named Makenzee in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,575 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,355 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
990
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

990 babies have been named Makenzee since 1992, making it today's #12355 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Makenzee recorded 990 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #12355 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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 1992 to 2025.

  • #7,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,355 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 990 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzee ranks #7,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,355 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 990 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#7,575 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,355 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
990
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.5%
Makenzee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Makenzee's 990 recorded births place it above 89.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Makenzee compares

990 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Makenzee's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Makenzee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 990 376 567,345
Peak-year births 77 21 19,840

Makenzee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Makenzee's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Makenzee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
77
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
020406080100 19921997200220072012201720232025 7

Makenzee by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (438 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Makenzee's strongest decade.

438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Makenzee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 438 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Makenzee 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 Makenzee's total volume

Makenzee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -38, 4.8%-65, 4.2%-128, 5.4%-126, 3.1%-34, 6.9%-127, 3.8%-50, 6.9%-40, 6.7%-29, 6.9%-54, 5.5%-63, 7%-28, 7%-64, 4.6%-63, 6.1%-139, 2.7%Makenzee-34, 7.8%Makenzee
Makenzee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Makenzee by state

Where Makenzee concentrates geographically, total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Makenzee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
36 3.6%
#2 Ohio
20 2.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
13 1.3%
#4 California
6 0.6%
#5 Indiana
6 0.6%
#6 Louisiana
6 0.6%
#7 Missouri
6 0.6%
#8 Florida
5 0.5%
Texas share of Makenzee's total US births 3.6%
Even split

36 of 990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Makenzee appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makenzee?
Makenzee has been given to 990 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,575 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,355 of 17,297. 77 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Makenzee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzee ranks #7,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,355 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Makenzee most popular?
Makenzee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 438 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Makenzee most popular?
The top states for the name Makenzee are Texas (36 births), Ohio (20 births), Pennsylvania (13 births).
How long has the name Makenzee been used?
Makenzee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 34 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Makenzee?
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.

What to do with Makenzee's data

  • Makenzee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (438 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Makenzees (36 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.

Keep exploring Makenzee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Makenzee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2025 (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 Makenzee 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.