US rank #12445 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,538 births

Mckinzie — #12445 US girls' name

1,538 babies named Mckinzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s711990s4542000s6232010s3412020s42
#12445
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mckinzie was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

84 babies were named Mckinzie in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckinzie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,538 babies named Mckinzie between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckinzie currently holds the #12445 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckinzie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mckinzie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Mckinzie in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckinzie 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 1,538 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.

Mckinzie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,538

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,445

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mckinzie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
84
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Mckinzie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
623 births that decade — 41% of Mckinzie's all-time total
1970s71980s711990s4542000s6232010s3412020s42

Mckinzie by state

Where Mckinzie concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mckinzie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
84 5.5%
#2 California
51 3.3%
#3 Indiana
42 2.7%
#4 Utah
30 2.0%
#5 Oklahoma
18 1.2%
#6 Ohio
12 0.8%
#7 Georgia
10 0.7%
#8 Louisiana
6 0.4%
Texas share of Mckinzie's total US births 5.5%
Even split

84 of 1,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Mckinzie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckinzie?
1,538 babies have been named Mckinzie since 1978. It currently ranks #12445 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 84 births.
When was Mckinzie most popular?
Mckinzie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mckinzie most popular?
The top states for the name Mckinzie are Texas (84 births), California (51 births), Indiana (42 births).
How long has the name Mckinzie been used?
Mckinzie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mckinzie?
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, 1978–2024 (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.