Girls' name · since 1991

Makenzy

1,476 babies named Makenzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,755 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,748 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,476
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

1,476 babies have been named Makenzy since 1991, making it today's #13748 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzy has been recorded 1,476 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #13748 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.

  • #5,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,748 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,476 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzy ranks #5,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,748 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,476 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,755 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,748 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,476
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.5%
Makenzy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Makenzy's 1,476 recorded births place it above 92.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Makenzy compares

1,476 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Makenzy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Makenzy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,476 376 567,345
Peak-year births 100 21 19,840

Makenzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Makenzy splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Makenzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
100
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
050100150 19911996200120062011201620212025 6

Makenzy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (730 births, 49% of the file).

2000s was Makenzy's strongest decade.

730 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Makenzy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 730 births (49% of all-time use).

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

How Makenzy 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 Makenzy's total volume

Makenzy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 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 -25, 7%-94, 4%-52, 20.3%-38, 6.9%-64, 6.4%-32, 4.4%-46, 7.4%-47, 5%-59, 4.3%-32, 8.2%-63, 5.3%-55, 4.7%-53, 4.8%-49, 4.3%-145, 2.7%Makenzy-35, 6.8%Makenzy
Makenzy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Makenzy by state

Where Makenzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Makenzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
88 6.0%
#2 Michigan
34 2.3%
#3 California
32 2.2%
#4 Indiana
28 1.9%
#5 Illinois
21 1.4%
#6 Ohio
20 1.4%
#7 Florida
17 1.2%
#8 Georgia
17 1.2%
Texas share of Makenzy's total US births 6.0%
Even split

88 of 1,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Makenzy appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makenzy?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 1,476 babies named Makenzy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,755 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #13,748 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 100 births.
Where does Makenzy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenzy ranks #5,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,748 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 Makenzy most popular?
Makenzy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 730 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Makenzy most popular?
The top states for the name Makenzy are Texas (88 births), Michigan (34 births), California (32 births).
How long has the name Makenzy been used?
The SSA has tracked Makenzy since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Makenzy?
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 Makenzy's data

  • Makenzy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (730 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Makenzys (88 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 Makenzy

Nearby Names Like Makenzy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Makenzy

Names with a similar popularity rank to Makenzy

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Makenzy: 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, 1991–2025 (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 Makenzy 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.