Machenzie
A feminine name of Scottish origin meaning "son of the fair, bright one".
Name Census estimates that about 36 living Americans carry the first name Machenzie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 86.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Machenzie today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Machenzie births was 2006 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Machenzie. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Machenzie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
36
~ 1 in 9,520,954 Americans
Peak year
2006
9 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
1993 SSA rank
#9,609
Tracked since 1993
Gender
Gender distribution for Machenzie
Machenzie leans heavily female at 86.5% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Machenzie as a male name
- Ranked #9,609 in 1993
- 5 male births in 1993
- Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Machenzie as a female name
- Ranked #19,343 in 2008
- 5 female births in 2008
- Peak: 2006 (9 births)
Popularity
Machenzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Machenzie from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 32 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Machenzie 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 Machenzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Machenzie
The given name Machenzie is a Scottish name derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son" and "enzie", a shortened form of the word "Eanruig" which means "Henry". The name evolved from the Scottish surname MacKenzie, which originated as a clan name in the Scottish Highlands.
The MacKenzie clan was one of the most powerful and influential clans in the Highlands, and their name first appeared in historical records in the 13th century. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Kennache Mor, who lived in the late 12th century and was the progenitor of the MacKenzie clan.
One of the most notable figures in the history of the name Machenzie was Sir Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish explorer who was the first European to cross the North American continent from coast to coast. He was born in 1764 and led an expedition in 1793 that followed the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean.
Another famous bearer of the name was William Lyon Mackenzie, a Scottish-born Canadian politician and leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. He was born in 1795 and his efforts helped pave the way for responsible government in Canada.
In literature, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Machenzie is in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Antiquary", published in 1816, where a character named Jonathan Oldbuck refers to a "Mackenzie of Shaws".
Other notable figures with the name Machenzie include Ranald Slidders Mackenzie, a Scottish explorer and fur trader born in 1779, and Compton Mackenzie, a Scottish novelist and playwright born in 1883 who was best known for his satirical novels.
While the name Machenzie was originally a Scottish clan name, it has since become a popular given name in various parts of the world, particularly in English-speaking countries.
People
Machenzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Machenzie 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
Machenzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machenzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 36 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Machenzie 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 9,520,954 US residents.
Is Machenzie a common name?
We classify Machenzie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 49.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 37 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Machenzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Machenzie was 2006, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Machenzie is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Machenzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Machenzie a female name?
Yes, 86.5% of people registered as Machenzie 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 Machenzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Machenzie 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 Machenzie 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Machenzie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.