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How popular is the name Mackenzie?

Births per year, rank history and how many Mackenzies are alive today.

Mackenzie (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Mckenzie in England and Wales, ranked 1093rd in 2025 and given to 27 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2005, when 510 babies were given the name, the 109th most popular that year. It has declined since 2005; the 2025 figure is roughly 5% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Mckenzie you are most likely to meet is around 20 years old. Half of all Mckenzies born in England and Wales are between 16 and 21, and there are at least 9,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 3% chance that at least one of them will be called Mckenzie.

How many babies are named Mackenzie each year?

Includes all spellings: Mackenzie, Makenzie, Mckenzie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0250500750200020201996: 601997: 471998: 701999: 872000: 1032001: 1182002: 2382003: 5302004: 6612005: 8922006: 9012007: 8892008: 8522009: 8112010: 5882011: 4672012: 3782013: 2532014: 2132015: 1402016: 1202017: 912018: 852019: 682020: 742021: 772022: 652023: 482024: 562025: 52actual

Where does the Mackenzie spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 4411997: ranked 4761998: ranked 3931999: ranked 3752000: ranked 3262001: ranked 2972002: ranked 1892003: ranked 1272004: ranked 1222005: ranked 1092006: ranked 1232007: ranked 1392008: ranked 1522009: ranked 1882010: ranked 2392011: ranked 3102012: ranked 3752013: ranked 4452014: ranked 6052015: ranked 7272016: ranked 9742017: ranked 9432018: ranked 9322019: ranked 1,2532020: ranked 1,0852021: ranked 1,0552022: ranked 1,1432023: ranked 1,2072024: ranked 9242025: ranked 1,093

Where does the Makenzie spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 1,7651998: ranked 2,9011999: ranked 2,4252000: ranked 2,1422001: ranked 2,5872002: ranked 2,6362003: ranked 1,1322004: ranked 9702005: ranked 6912006: ranked 8142007: ranked 7992008: ranked 9432009: ranked 9722010: ranked 2,4002011: ranked 2,3902012: ranked 4,8052014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 3,908

Where does the Mckenzie spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,3371997: ranked 1,5781998: ranked 1,1881999: ranked 7182000: ranked 8812001: ranked 7862002: ranked 4312003: ranked 2402004: ranked 1942005: ranked 1442006: ranked 1242007: ranked 1192008: ranked 1212009: ranked 1142010: ranked 1532011: ranked 1772012: ranked 2092013: ranked 2842014: ranked 3082015: ranked 4452016: ranked 4522017: ranked 6132018: ranked 6462019: ranked 6942020: ranked 6902021: ranked 6952022: ranked 7842023: ranked 1,1392024: ranked 1,2352025: ranked 1,153

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Mackenzie per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 901 in 2006
Mackenzie: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Mackenzie most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Mckenzie, peaked in 2006, when 901 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Mackenzie spelling itself peaked in 2005, with 510 babies.

How many people are called Mackenzie?

At least 9,300 people named Mackenzie in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Mackenzie?

Most living Mackenzies are between 16 and 21; the most common age is about 20.

Is Mackenzie becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2006 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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