Girls' name · since 1987
Mckenzy
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.
- #7,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,008
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,008 girls have been named Mckenzy since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mckenzy has 1,008 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1987 to 2021.
- #7,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,008 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckenzy ranks #7,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,008 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,008
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckenzy's 1,008 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mckenzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mckenzy's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mckenzy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Mckenzy popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1988 (Mckenzy as boys' name)
Mckenzy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (451 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Mckenzy's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mckenzy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
451 births
- 2010s
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 451 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mckenzy 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 Mckenzy's total volume
Mckenzy by state
Where Mckenzy concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
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What to do with Mckenzy's data
- Mckenzy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mckenzys (30 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mckenzy
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mckenzy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1987–2021 (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 Mckenzy 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.