Makenzi
Recorded 1984–2025 · United States
Makenzi was most popular in 2008, when 238 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,953 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,631 people named Makenzi.
Makenzi over time
How old is the name Makenzi?
Makenzi first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1984, which makes it about 41 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 41 of the 42 years since.
How many people are named Makenzi?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 3,631 American births named Makenzi between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 3,595 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Makenzi in 2025?
18 American babies were named Makenzi in 2025, ranking #10,985 that year.
Is Makenzi getting more or less popular?
Makenzi is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 34 births a year, against 143 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -76% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Makenzi a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Makenzi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,631 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Makenzi?
Roughly 3,595 Americans named Makenzi are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 19 years old, and half are between 14 and 25. That is a narrow band: Makenzi arrived and faded within about a decade rather than staying in steady use.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Makenzi is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org