Girls' name · since 1994
Makenzey
Makenzey has 169 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
169 girls have been named Makenzey since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzey has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1994 to 2015.
- #21,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzey ranks #21,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenzey's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makenzey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makenzey's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makenzey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2015
- Peak year (2003)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Makenzey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Makenzey's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Makenzey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Makenzey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2010s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makenzey: 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 (~21 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, 1994–2015 (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 Makenzey 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.