Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 768 births

Mckensie — girls' name

768 babies named Mckensie in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s3252000s2432010s1292020s13
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mckensie was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

48 babies were named Mckensie in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckensie

The Social Security Administration has registered 768 babies named Mckensie between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckensie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckensie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 325 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mckensie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Mckensie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckensie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 768 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mckensie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

768

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

1997

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mckensie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
48
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Mckensie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
325 births that decade — 42% of Mckensie's all-time total
1980s581990s3252000s2432010s1292020s13

Mckensie by state

Where Mckensie concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mckensie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.3%
#2 Utah
10 1.3%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.7%
#4 Washington
5 0.7%
Texas share of Mckensie's total US births 1.3%
Even split

10 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckensie?
768 babies have been named Mckensie since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 48 births.
When was Mckensie most popular?
Mckensie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 325 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Mckensie most popular?
The top states for the name Mckensie are Texas (10 births), Utah (10 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Mckensie been used?
Mckensie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mckensie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckenzie, Mckenna, Mckayla, Mckinley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.