Mackenzie

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled 'Mackenzie' in CH Switzerland.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Mackenzie is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name31K records spelled Mackenzie4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Argentina, Brazil

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Mac-Kenzie

• Thai given name2.2K records spelled Mackenzie18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Thailand, United Kingdom, Malaysia

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written แมคเคนซี่, แม็คเคนซี่, แม็คเคนซ์, แม็คเคนซี, แมคเคนซีย์

• Polish given name1.4K records spelled Mackenzie2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Màçkêñżïē

• Russian surname563 records spelled Mackenzie12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Ukraine

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written McKenzie, Маккензи, Маккензі, Makkenzi

78 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Mackenzie is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from Gaelic MacCoinneach 'son of Coinneach (comely)'; first attested Makbeth Makkyneth 1264 Black

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, Named for Kenneth (Gaelic Coinnich); oldest written record 1264 at Dull in Angus (Makbeth Makkyneth).

  as a name·Scottish Surnames

• , ° Mainly North American: transferred use of the Scottish surname, which is from Gaelic Mac Coinnich, a patronymic from Coinneach ‘comely’. The z of the surname represents the medieval letter yogh, which was pronounced as a ‘y’ glide. In North America this is more commonly used for girls than boys. Variants: Makenzie, Makensie (9).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Scottish Gaelic: from the stream

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 53 years between 1973–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Mackenzie Bowellb. 1823CA5th Prime Minister of Canada (1823-1917)
• William Lyon Mackenzie Kingb. 1874CA10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)
• Mackenzie Grayb. 1957CACanadian actor
• MacKenzie Scottb. 1970USAmerican philanthropist and novelist
• Mackenzie Crookb. 1971GBEnglish actor, director, comedian and writer (born 1971)
• Mackenzie Astinb. 1973USAmerican actor
• Mackenzie Davisb. 1987CACanadian actress (born 1987)
• MacKenzie Mauzyb. 1988USAmerican actress and model
• Mackenzie Foyb. 2000USAmerican actress
• Mackenzie Zieglerb. 2004USAmerican singer, dancer, actress and model

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 844 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Mackenzie?

We estimate roughly 119 thousand people bear Mackenzie (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Mackenzie have the most bearers?

We estimate about 119 thousand people bear Mackenzie in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled mackenzie.

Where is Mackenzie most common?

Mackenzie is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 2.8 thousand people carrying it.

How common is Mackenzie compared with other names?

In Canada, Mackenzie is the 432nd most common given name of 175,432 given names recorded there.

Is Mackenzie a male or female name?

Mackenzie is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Mackenzie mean?

Recorded meaning: From Scottish Gaelic, ‘son of Coinneach’, literally ‘attractive’.