Kenzi
Kenzi was the 3323rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1188th with 203 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,821 places. More babies were named Kenzi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kenzie) short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach' · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,323 girls, down 1,696 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013203 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,246babies recorded
What does the name Kenzi mean?
Kenzi is a spelling of Kenzie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kenzie's meaning and origin.
Kenzie is a short form of Mackenzie, used for girls and boys. Mackenzie is a Scottish surname from Gaelic MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach. Wiktionary explains the odd z: in older Scots the surname was written with the letter yogh (ȝ), which looked like z and was later read that way. Coinneach is the source of the name Kenneth, and Wiktionary connects it with the saint's name Cainnech, literally "handsome." So Kenzie means "son of the handsome one" at two removes.
MacCoinnich (Scottish Gaelic, “son of Coinneach”)Cainnech (Old Irish, “handsome”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only. Kenneth also anglicizes a second Gaelic name (Cináed), so 'handsome' applies only to the Coinneach line.
Related names: Mackenzie, McKenzie, Makenzie, Kenzi, Kenneth.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenzie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mackenzie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kenneth' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Kenzi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 38 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,323 | 47 |
| 2020 | #1,627 | 128 |
| 2010 | #1,726 | 121 |
| 2000 | #2,493 | 61 |
| 1990 | #4,169 | 24 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenzi, counting every spelling?
Kenzi is a spelling of Kenzie, a name family that ranked #624 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,323 for Kenzi on its own. Together these spellings went to 468 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenzie | 371 | #736 | 2,645 |
| Kenzi | 47 | #3,323 | 387 |
| Kensie | 19 | #6,226 | 122 |
| Kenzy | 17 | #6,693 | 106 |
| Kensi | 9 | #10,509 | 77 |
| Kensy | 5 | #16,141 | 51 |
| Kenzee | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kenzi?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenzi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kenzi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenzi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenzi?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Kenzi are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Kenzi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenzi by state
How common Kenzi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenzi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenzi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenzi
What does Kenzi mean?
Kenzi is a spelling of Kenzie, which means “short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach'” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kenzi?
Kenzi was the 3323rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1188th with 203 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,821 places. More babies were named Kenzi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenzi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kenzi in the US.
Where is Kenzi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenzi was most common in Louisiana (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.