How Many People Are Named Mekenzie?
An estimated 1,074 people in the United States have the first name Mekenzie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Mekenzie peaked in popularity in 2000 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mekenzie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mekenzie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,074
About 1 in 319,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2000
87 births
Total Registered
1,095
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mekenzie
Mekenzie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,095 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mekenzie as a female name
Ranked #14,967 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2000 (87 births)
Mekenzie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mekenzie span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 556 babies were registered. While Mekenzie is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mekenzie by Decade
How has Mekenzie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mekenzie by State
Birth registrations for Mekenzie span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia. On average, about 13 Mekenzies were registered per state.
Mekenzie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mekenzie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mekenzie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mekenzie?
We estimate approximately 1,074 people named Mekenzie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 319,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Mekenzie a common name?
Mekenzie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,095 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mekenzie most popular?
Mekenzie reached peak popularity in 2000, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mekenzie is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mekenzie a female name?
Mekenzie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mekenzie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mekenzie Smith, Mekenzie Johnson, Mekenzie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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