Girls' name · since 1978
Mckenzi
Mckenzi has 2,022 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,409 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,022
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mckenzi is the #15409 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,022 recorded since 1978.
Mckenzi has 2,022 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15409 as of the latest data, more common than 11% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #4,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,409 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,022 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckenzi ranks #4,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,022 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,409 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,022
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckenzi's 2,022 recorded births place it above 93.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mckenzi compares
2,022 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Mckenzi's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckenzi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,022 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mckenzi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckenzi splits its recorded history at 2003: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckenzi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mckenzi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (738 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Mckenzi's strongest decade.
738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mckenzi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
596 births
- 2000s
2000s
738 births
- 2010s
2010s
543 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 738 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mckenzi 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 Mckenzi's total volume
Mckenzi by state
Where Mckenzi concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 170 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 58 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 44 | 2.2% |
| #4 | California | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.8% |
170 of 2,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Mckenzi appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mckenzi's data
- Mckenzi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (738 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mckenzis (170 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 Mckenzi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Mckenzi 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.