Kenzie
Kenzie was the 736th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 371 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 245th with 1,330 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Kenzie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach' · Scottish Gaelic
Say it KEN-zee /ˈkɛnzi/
- Rank in 2025
- #736 girls, down 367 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 371girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20141,330 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,874babies recorded
What does the name Kenzie mean?
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)
Kenzie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 483 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #736 | 371 |
| 2020 | #369 | 843 |
| 2010 | #370 | 863 |
| 2000 | #687 | 345 |
| 1990 | #1,351 | 118 |
| 1980 | #3,773 | 21 |
| 1970 | #8,627 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenzie, counting every spelling?
Kenzie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #624 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #736 for Kenzie 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 Kenzie?
371 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenzie (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kenzie 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenzie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenzie?
About 21,200 people born in the US named Kenzie are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Kenzie 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.
Kenzie by state
How common Kenzie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.4×), Maryland (2.2×), Arkansas (1.7×), Michigan (1.7×), Massachusetts (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Colorado, Utah, Kentucky.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenzie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenzie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kenzie · Sibling names for Kenzie
Kenzie is also a nickname for Mackenzie.
Questions about the name Kenzie
What does Kenzie mean?
Kenzie means “short for Mackenzie, 'son of Coinneach'” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kenzie?
Kenzie was the 736th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 371 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 245th with 1,330 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Kenzie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenzie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kenzie in the US.
Where is Kenzie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenzie was most common in Louisiana (0.79 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Arkansas.