Kenzie

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?

2024143 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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.

  • Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
  • Mckenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
  • Mackson · Scottish Gaelic
  • Makenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
  • Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
  • ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
  • Bonniepretty; cheerful · Scottish Gaelic
  • Camryncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic

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.