Recorded 1987–2021 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,008 births

Mckenzy — girls' name

1,008 babies named Mckenzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s2222000s4512010s3112020s17
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mckenzy was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

56 babies were named Mckenzy in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckenzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,008 babies named Mckenzy between 1987 and 2021, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckenzy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckenzy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 451 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mckenzy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Mckenzy in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckenzy 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 1,008 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.

Mckenzy at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,008

Since 1987

35 years of records

Peak year

2000

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1987

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2021

Mckenzy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1987

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
56
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0204060 20212016201120062001199619911987 7

Mckenzy popularity over time — boys

35 total births recorded since 1988 (Mckenzy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
4.555.566.577.5 201320051998199619931988 5

Mckenzy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
451 births that decade — 45% of Mckenzy's all-time total
1980s71990s2222000s4512010s3112020s17

Mckenzy by state

Where Mckenzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mckenzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 3.0%
#2 Utah
10 1.0%
#3 Missouri
5 0.5%
Texas share of Mckenzy's total US births 3.0%
Even split

30 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckenzy?
1,008 babies have been named Mckenzy since 1987. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 56 births.
When was Mckenzy most popular?
Mckenzy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 451 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Mckenzy most popular?
The top states for the name Mckenzy are Texas (30 births), Utah (10 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Mckenzy been used?
Mckenzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 35 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Mckenzy?
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, 1987–2021 (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.