Makenzie

/ mah-KEN-zee /
girlmodernclassicscottishsurname

β€œson of the fair one” β€” Scottish

#6412024 rank
2011peak year
44,603babies named Makenzie since 1880
β–Ό 52%5-year trend

Makenzie popularity over 145 years

πŸ’Ž Rare find Β· roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 201118801920196020002024

What does Makenzie mean?

Feminine respelling of Mackenzie, from Gaelic Mac Coinnich 'son of the fair one'; a fixture of American girl-name charts since the 1990s.

OriginScottish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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