Makenzee
A feminine name of unknown origin, possibly a variant of Mackenzie.
Name Census estimates that about 969 living Americans carry the first name Makenzee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Makenzee today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Makenzee births was 2012 (77 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Makenzee. 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.
People living today
969
~ 1 in 353,720 Americans
Peak year
2012
77 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,914
Tracked since 1992
Census
Makenzee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 811 people with the first name Makenzee, which placed it at #14,514 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
#14,514
National first-name rank
People counted
811
811 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Makenzee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Makenzee is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Black (13.6%) and Hispanic (7.5%). 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 Makenzee 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 Makenzee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.0% · 592
- Black or African American13.6% · 110
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 61
- Two or more races5.1% · 41
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
Popularity
Makenzee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Makenzee from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 438 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Makenzee 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 Makenzee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Makenzees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Makenzee, while Michigan, Florida, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Makenzee
The name Makenzee is a relatively modern invention, with no clear origins in any particular language or culture. It appears to be a creative spelling variation of the more common name Mackenzie, which itself is a Scottish surname derived from the Gaelic "MacCoinnich" meaning "son of the bright one."
While the name Makenzee has no known ancient or historical references, its roots can be traced back to the Scottish Highlands, where the Mackenzie clan has a long and storied history dating back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Mackenzie was in a charter from the 13th century, which mentioned a "Kennech Oar."
The name Makenzee did not gain popularity until the late 20th century, likely influenced by the trend of creating unique spellings of traditional names. It has no known famous historical bearers, as it is a relatively recent creation.
However, there have been a few notable individuals with the more traditional spelling of Mackenzie throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir George Mackenzie (1636-1691), a Scottish lawyer and Lord Advocate of Scotland during the reign of King Charles II.
Another prominent Mackenzie was Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820), a Scottish explorer who completed the first known transcontinental crossing of North America in 1793, traveling from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
In more recent times, Mackenzie Phillips (born 1959) is an American actress best known for her role in the sitcom One Day at a Time, and Mackenzie Crook (born 1971) is a British actor and writer who starred in the popular TV series The Office.
While the name Makenzee itself has no rich historical tapestry, its connection to the Scottish Mackenzie clan and the various individuals who have borne the more traditional spelling lend it a sense of heritage and tradition.
People
Makenzee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Makenzee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Makenzee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makenzee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 969 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Makenzee 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 353,720 US residents.
Is Makenzee a common name?
We classify Makenzee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 983 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Makenzee most popular?
The single biggest year for Makenzee was 2012, when 77 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Makenzee is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Makenzee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 811 people with the name Makenzee, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,514 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 Makenzee 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 Makenzee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Makenzee leans strongly female. 796 people counted with this name were female (98.6%), compared with 11 male bearers (1.4%). 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 Makenzee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Makenzee is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Black (13.6%) and Hispanic (7.5%). 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 Makenzee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Makenzee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.0% (592 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 Makenzee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Makenzee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Makenzee 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 Makenzee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Makenzee 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 Makenzee 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 Makenzee?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.