Mckenzie

Spelling variation of Mackenzie, Scottish

"son of Kenneth"

Mckenzie Origin and Meaning

The name Mckenzie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "son of Kenneth".

Used quietly on boys in the US since the early 20th century, Mckenzie was abruptly overtaken by the Mackenzie spelling back in 1973 when actress Mackenzie Phillips introduced the name as a possibility for girls. While Mckenzie has never matched its sibling spelling in popularity, it nevertheless climbed the charts in its wake, peaking in 2000 at #133.

Originally a Scottish surname, Mckenzie is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, Coinnich being one Gaelic form Kenneth. As a feminine name, it didn't appear in the US stats until 1975 and it first entered nearly 10 years later, in 1984.

Given to around 710 girls in a recent year, Mckenzie is less than half as popular as Mackenzie, however when they are considered together with Makenzie and Kenzie too, nearly 3500 girls receive these sound-alike names, which could make them feel as popular as Top 100 names, such as Sophie, Addison, Leilani, or Josephine.

Mckenzie Rank in US Top 1000

# 436 in the US

Mckenzie Popularity

• 436 US 2023
• 203 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Mckenzie

• McKenzie Kate Westmore American actress
• McKenzie Lee (born Paula McQuone) English adult film actress
• McKenzie Small Canadian actress and singer
• McKenzie Berryhill American soccer player
• McKenzie Ross (b. 1993) daughter of TV journalist Ann Curry and Brian Ross
• McKenzie Claire Conley daughter of NFL player T.J. Conley

Mckenzie in Pop Culture

• McKenzie "Mack " main character in the Teen Beach Movie series
• McKenzie Chase character in 2013 film "The Contractor"