Mackenzie
A unisex name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning son of the fair one; surname used as given name.
How Mackenzie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #73 |
| 2016 | #85 |
| 2017 | #100 |
| 2018 | #106 |
| 2019 | #111 |
| 2020 | #119 |
| 2021 | #123 |
| 2022 | #141 |
| 2023 | #165 |
| 2024 | #200 |
| 2025 | #228 |
Mackenzie by the numbers
In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Mackenzie. In the US, 2,976 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,934 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 310 American babies born that year was called Mackenzie.
Names that come from Mackenzie
Forms of Mackenzie in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kenziefair one; a form of Mackenzie840 in the US (2017)
- Mackson of; a form of Mackenzie or similar patronymic430 in the US (2017)
- Kenzifair one; a form of Mackenzie137 in the US (2017)
- Kensiefair one; a form of Mackenzie49 in the US (2017)
- Mckynleeson of Kenneth; a modern respelling of Mackenzie43 in the US (2017)
- Mckenzifair one; a form of Mackenzie41 in the US (2017)
- Mikenziefair one; a form of Mackenzie33 in the US (2017)
- Mckynzieson of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mackenzie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mckenzieson of Kenneth; a form of Mackenzie1,665 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzison of Kenneth; modern spelling of Mackenzie29 in the US (2017)
- Mackinzieson of Coinneach; a feminine form of Mackenzie10 in the US (2017)
- Mackensieson of kenneth; fair one; a form of Mackenzie7 in the US (2017)
- Mickenziefair one; a spelling variant of mackenzie5 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzyfair, comely; a form of Mackenzie12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mackenzie
Names that are said the same way as Mackenzie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Makenzieson of the wise leader; a form of Mackenzie1,096 in the US (2017)
- Makenzifair one; a form of Mackenzie65 in the US (2017)
- Makenzyfair one; variant of Mackenzie17 in the US (2017)
- Makynzifair one; variant of Mackenzie17 in the US (2017)
- Makinziefair-haired; a form of Mackenzie13 in the US (2017)
- Mackynzison of Coinneach; a form of Mackenzie10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Mackenzie, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Mackenzie, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mackenzie
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