Given name
Meckenzie
Meckenzie 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
Meckenzie 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 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meckenzie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 179
- 0 boys · 179 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 16 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 230 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.
Meckenzie’s family of names
Meckenzie has a related form in Mackenzie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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