Given name
Mackenzi
Mackenzi is a variant of Mackenzie. Interpretations include “daughter of a wise leader; a fiery woman; one who is fair” and “the son of a wise leader; a fiery man; one who is fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mackenzi is a variant of Mackenzie. Interpretations include “daughter of a wise leader; a fiery woman; one who is fair” and “the son of a wise leader; a fiery man; one who is fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mackenzi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,061
- 11 boys · 2,050 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 105 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,263 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,263 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 53.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 105 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,844 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mackenzi’s family of names
Mackenzi has a related form in Mackenzie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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