Girls' name · since 1984
Makenzi
Makenzi has 3,631 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,631
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenzi currently ranks #6401 among girls' names in America, with 3,631 babies recorded since 1984.
Makenzi has 3,631 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6401 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #3,175 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,401 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,631 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzi ranks #3,175 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,401 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,631 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,631
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenzi's 3,631 recorded births place it above 95.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Makenzi compares
3,631 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Makenzi's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makenzi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,631 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makenzi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makenzi splits its recorded history at 2005: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 238 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makenzi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Makenzi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,522 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Makenzi's strongest decade.
1,522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Makenzi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
694 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,522 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,155 births
- 2020s 215
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,522 births (42% of all-time use).
How Makenzi 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 Makenzi's total volume
Makenzi by state
Where Makenzi concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 354 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 134 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 121 | 3.3% |
| #4 | California | | 119 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 105 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 88 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 87 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 86 | 2.4% |
354 of 3,631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Makenzi appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makenzi's data
- Makenzi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,522 total births); usage has since declined to 215 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makenzis (354 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makenzi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Makenzi 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.