Kenzie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “fair one”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KEN-zee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Kenzie is usually a short form of Mackenzie, from the Scottish surname MacCoinnich. The surname derives from Coinneach, commonly explained as 'fair one'.
How popular is Kenzie?
Babies named Kenzie in 2024477
2024 rank#628 girls
Peak year2014
Total US babies since 188021,494
Kenzie is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.
Names like Kenzie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kenzie questions
What does the name Kenzie mean?
Kenzie means "fair one". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Kenzie is usually a short form of Mackenzie, from the Scottish surname MacCoinnich. The surname derives from Coinneach, commonly explained as 'fair one'.
Is Kenzie a boy or girl name?
Kenzie is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kenzie?
477 US babies were named Kenzie in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.
How do you pronounce Kenzie?
Kenzie is usually pronounced KEN-zee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.