Macenzie
A feminine given name of Scottish origin, meaning "born of fire".
Name Census estimates that about 322 living Americans carry the first name Macenzie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Macenzie today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Macenzie births was 2000 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Macenzie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Macenzie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
322
~ 1 in 1,064,454 Americans
Peak year
2000
32 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2014 SSA rank
#18,161
Tracked since 1992
Census
Macenzie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 463 people with the first name Macenzie, which placed it at #21,790 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,790
National first-name rank
People counted
463
463 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Macenzie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Macenzie is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.8%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Macenzie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Macenzie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.0% · 361
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 36
- Two or more races7.1% · 33
- Black or African American5.4% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 4
Popularity
Macenzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Macenzie from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 200 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Macenzie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Macenzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Macenzies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Macenzie
The name Macenzie is a Scottish variant of the name Mackenzie, which is derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son" and "cendaigh" meaning "chisholm" or "great chief." It originated as a surname in the 13th century, associated with the Clan Mackenzie, one of the most powerful clans in the Scottish Highlands.
The earliest recorded use of the name Macenzie as a given name can be traced back to the 16th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Macenzie Campbell, a Scottish nobleman who lived from 1530 to 1592. He was a prominent figure in the court of Mary, Queen of Scots, and played a significant role in the Scottish Reformation.
Another notable figure with the name Macenzie was Sir George Mackenzie, a Scottish lawyer, writer, and Lord Advocate of Scotland, who lived from 1636 to 1691. He was known for his contributions to the development of Scottish law and his writings on legal and political matters.
In the 18th century, Macenzie Reid was a Scottish explorer and fur trader who was active in the Canadian Northwest during the late 1700s. He is known for his explorations of the Mackenzie River, which was named in his honor.
Moving into the 19th century, Macenzie Bowell was a Canadian politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from 1894 to 1896. He was born in 1823 and played a prominent role in the development of Canada's political landscape.
In the world of literature, Macenzie Bezanson was an American novelist and short story writer who lived from 1917 to 2007. She was known for her vivid portrayal of life in the American South and her contributions to the Southern literary tradition.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who have carried the name Macenzie throughout history, reflecting its Scottish origins and its usage across various fields and cultures over time.
People
Macenzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Macenzie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Macenzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Macenzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 322 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Macenzie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,064,454 US residents.
Is Macenzie a common name?
We classify Macenzie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 329 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Macenzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Macenzie was 2000, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Macenzie is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Macenzie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 463 people with the name Macenzie, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,790 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Macenzie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Macenzie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Macenzie leans strongly female. 439 people counted with this name were female (93.8%), compared with 29 male bearers (6.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Macenzie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Macenzie is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.8%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Macenzie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Macenzie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (361 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Macenzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Macenzie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Macenzie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Macenzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Macenzie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Macenzie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Macenzie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.