Girls' name · since 1975
Makenzie
45,023 babies named Makenzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,023
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makenzie is the #700 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 45,023 recorded since 1975.
Makenzie has 45,023 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #700 as of the latest data, more common than 96% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45,023 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzie ranks #638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45,023 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #700 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,023
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenzie's 45,023 recorded births place it above 99.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Makenzie compares
45,023 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Makenzie's all-time total is 120x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makenzie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,023 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,210 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makenzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makenzie splits its recorded history at 2000: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 2,210 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makenzie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 2,210
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Makenzie popularity over time - boys
301 total births recorded since 1985 (Makenzie as boys' name)
Makenzie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17,477 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Makenzie's strongest decade.
17,477 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Makenzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 540
1980s
540 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,245 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,477 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,996 births
- 2020s 3,687
2020s
3,687 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17,477 births (39% of all-time use).
How Makenzie 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 Makenzie's total volume
Makenzie by state
Where Makenzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,715 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,556 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,236 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,943 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,882 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,862 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,810 | 4.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,761 | 3.9% |
3,715 of 45,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Makenzie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makenzie's data
- Makenzie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17,477 total births); usage has since declined to 3,687 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makenzies (3,715 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makenzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Makenzie 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.