Girls' name · since 1984
Mekenzie
1,095 babies named Mekenzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,095 girls have been named Mekenzie since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mekenzie recorded 1,095 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2019.
- #7,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,095 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekenzie ranks #7,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,095 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekenzie's 1,095 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Mekenzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mekenzie splits its recorded history at 2003: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mekenzie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2019
- Peak year (2000)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Mekenzie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (556 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Mekenzie's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mekenzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
556 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 556 births (51% of all-time use).
How Mekenzie 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 Mekenzie's total volume
Mekenzie by state
Where Mekenzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
26 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Mekenzie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Mekenzie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (556 total births) through the 2010s (203) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mekenzies (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mekenzie: 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 (~35 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, 1984–2019 (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 Mekenzie 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.