Kenzee
A feminine name, an alternate spelling of Kenzi, of American origin meaning "fair maiden".
Name Census estimates that about 466 living Americans carry the first name Kenzee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kenzee today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kenzee births was 2012 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kenzee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kenzee with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
466
~ 1 in 735,524 Americans
Peak year
2012
34 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,341
Tracked since 1987
Census
Kenzee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 425 people with the first name Kenzee, which placed it at #23,136 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,136
National first-name rank
People counted
425
425 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kenzee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kenzee is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Black (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kenzee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kenzee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.9% · 331
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 34
- Black or African American6.4% · 27
- Two or more races5.2% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3
Popularity
Kenzee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kenzee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 225 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kenzee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kenzee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kenzees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kenzee
The name Kenzee is a modern variation of the traditional Scottish name Mackenzie. It is derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son" and "cionnaith" meaning "fair" or "bright". The name Mackenzie was initially a surname referring to the descendants of a 12th-century Scottish clan chief named Cionnaith.
The Mackenzie clan originated in the Ross-shire region of the Scottish Highlands. The earliest recorded use of the name Mackenzie dates back to the late 12th century when a man named Gilleoin na Oitrich, or Colin of the Aird, was granted lands in Ross-shire by the Earl of Ross. His descendants adopted the surname Mackenzie, and the clan grew in prominence over the following centuries.
While the name Kenzee is a relatively modern creation, it draws inspiration from the historical significance of the Mackenzie clan. The Mackenzies played a crucial role in Scottish history, particularly during the Wars of Scottish Independence and the Jacobite Risings. Notable figures associated with the name include:
1. Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth (1590-1633), a Scottish nobleman and chief of the Clan Mackenzie who fought for the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
2. Colin Mackenzie (1753-1821), a Scottish writer, explorer, and surveyor who served in the East India Company and made significant contributions to the study of Indian history and antiquities.
3. Compton Mackenzie (1883-1972), a prolific English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, known for works such as "Whisky Galore" and "The Monarch of the Glen".
4. Alexander Mackenzie (1763-1820), a Scottish explorer who completed the first known transcontinental crossing of Canada in 1793, following a route that later became known as the Mackenzie River.
5. Gertrude Mackenzie (1778-1868), a British writer and socialite who published several novels and memoirs, including "Memoirs of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt" and "Domestic Memoirs of a Family in France".
While the name Kenzee is a modern variation, it carries with it the rich history and heritage of the Scottish Mackenzie clan, a testament to the enduring influence of Celtic culture and tradition.
People
Kenzee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenzee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kenzee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenzee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 466 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kenzee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 735,524 US residents.
Is Kenzee a common name?
We classify Kenzee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 472 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kenzee most popular?
The single biggest year for Kenzee was 2012, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kenzee is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kenzee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 425 people with the name Kenzee, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,136 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kenzee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kenzee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kenzee leans strongly female. 419 people counted with this name were female (97.2%), compared with 12 male bearers (2.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kenzee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kenzee is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Black (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kenzee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kenzee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.9% (331 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kenzee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kenzee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kenzee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kenzee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kenzee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kenzee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kenzee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.