Makinzie
A feminine name of Scottish origin meaning "born of fire".
Name Census estimates that about 872 living Americans carry the first name Makinzie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Makinzie today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Makinzie births was 2002 (54 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Makinzie. 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.
People living today
872
~ 1 in 393,067 Americans
Peak year
2002
54 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,545
Tracked since 1985
Census
Makinzie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 721 people with the first name Makinzie, which placed it at #15,828 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
#15,828
National first-name rank
People counted
721
721 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Makinzie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Makinzie is White at 76.7%. The next largest groups are Black (9.4%) and Hispanic (6.7%). 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 Makinzie 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 Makinzie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.7% · 553
- Black or African American9.4% · 68
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 48
- Two or more races5.5% · 40
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 4
Popularity
Makinzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Makinzie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 407 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
Makinzie 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 Makinzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Makinzies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Makinzie, while Missouri, Georgia, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Makinzie
The given name Makinzie is a relatively modern creation, believed to have originated in the English-speaking world during the late 20th century. It is a variant spelling of the Scottish name Mackenzie, which itself is derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, meaning "son of the handsome one."
While the name Mackenzie has a long and well-documented history, dating back to the 13th century in Scotland, the variant spelling Makinzie is much more recent. It likely emerged as a creative and feminine adaptation of the traditional Scottish name, reflecting the trend towards unique and personalized baby names in recent decades.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Makinzie are from the late 1970s and early 1980s, although it did not become widely popular until the 1990s and 2000s. One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Makinzie Bateman, an American actress born in 1989, who appeared in several television shows and films as a child.
Another individual of note was Makinzie Munsil, an American soccer player born in 1992, who played professionally in Sweden and for the United States women's national under-23 team. Makinzie Baxter, a Canadian actress born in 1996, is also known for her roles in various television series and movies.
While the name Makinzie has gained popularity in recent years, it remains relatively uncommon compared to more traditional names. Its origins can be traced back to the Scottish Highlands, where the surname Mackenzie has a rich history and cultural significance dating back centuries.
One of the most famous historical figures with the surname Mackenzie was Colin Mackenzie, a Scottish historian and surveyor who lived from 1754 to 1821 and made significant contributions to the study of Indian history and antiquities. Additionally, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish explorer born in 1764, was the first European to cross the continent of North America from coast to coast.
People
Makinzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Makinzie 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
Makinzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makinzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 872 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Makinzie 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 393,067 US residents.
Is Makinzie a common name?
We classify Makinzie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 886 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Makinzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Makinzie was 2002, when 54 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Makinzie is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Makinzie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 721 people with the name Makinzie, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,828 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 Makinzie 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 Makinzie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Makinzie appears almost entirely female. Of the 723 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Makinzie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Makinzie is White at 76.7%. The next largest groups are Black (9.4%) and Hispanic (6.7%). 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 Makinzie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Makinzie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.7% (553 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 Makinzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Makinzie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Makinzie 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 Makinzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Makinzie 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 Makinzie 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 share the name Makinzie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.