Kenzie

#736 for girls in 2025, 371 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls 97.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2014 · 1,330 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,391
since 1970

Kenzie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kenzie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #244, 2014girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#736371—
2024#628473#9,8947
2023#566525#7,73810
2022#517600#8,3009
2021#463676#8,8258
2020#368843#8,0679
2019#395781#10,8036
2018#356889#7,61710
2017#371842#12,2465
2016#333993#10,7446
2015#2751,145#7,49110
2014#2441,330—
2013#2571,242—
2012#2691,209#7,55910
2011#3091,025#8,7678
2010#370863#8,8038
2009#449700#5,55416
2008#475669#6,76312
2007#496652#8,1739
2006#554531#7,42710
2005#571501#4,63118
2004#644425#11,3565
2003#658403#7,2459
2002#654386#6,52210
2001#767311#10,5565
2000#687345#4,57316
1999#696324#4,53715
1998#704314#7,5607
1997#814254#9,2655
1996#824244#6,4968
1995#983191#6,9927
1994#869225#5,45210
1993#1,164151#5,7719
1992#1,042177—
1991#1,184147#4,76011
1990#1,347118#5,3829
1989#1,85171#6,9416
1988#1,78870#5,7517
1987#1,91859#6,0896
1986#1,95256—
1985#2,65736#5,7856
1984#3,32925#4,9737
1983#2,43338#4,4998
1982#2,45139#6,3855
1981#3,43624#4,1539
1980#3,71921#3,61511
1979#3,14726#3,56911
1978#4,24216#3,40011
1977#4,94213#3,38611
1976#5,21511—
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1972#7,2926#4,9865
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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five girls were named Kenzie! It came in at #7,995, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1970–1971, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kenzie is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kenzie, so not publishedAKMaine: #226 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 720 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kenzie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 715 girlsNHWashington: #336 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsWAIdaho: #213 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 715 girlsIDMontana: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 470 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 663 girlsNDMinnesota: #229 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 982 girlsMNIllinois: #310 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsILWisconsin: #210 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 832 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsMINew York: #528 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,722 girlsNYMassachusetts: #264 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kenzie, so not publishedRIOregon: #501 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsORNevada: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kenzie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 618 girlsSDIowa: #194 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 765 girlsIAIndiana: #271 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsINOhio: #279 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsOHPennsylvania: #222 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 978 girlsPANew Jersey: #490 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsNJConnecticut: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsCTCalifornia: #436 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsCAUtah: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsUTColorado: #355 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsCONebraska: #124 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 449 girlsNEMissouri: #246 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsMOKentucky: #234 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 913 girlsKYWest Virginia: #164 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 556 girlsWVVirginia: #521 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,476 girlsVAMaryland: #458 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsMDDelaware: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 439 girlsDEArizona: #294 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsAZNew Mexico: #239 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 792 girlsNMKansas: #450 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsKSArkansas: #264 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 940 girlsARTennessee: #316 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #446 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #660 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,976 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 715 girlsDCOklahoma: #351 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsOKLouisiana: #234 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 874 girlsLAMississippi: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 924 girlsMSAlabama: #260 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsALGeorgia: #477 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsGAHawaii: #80 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 284 girlsHITexas: #381 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,859 girlsTXFlorida: #511 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#80 · 1 in 284
  2. Nebraska#124 · 1 in 449
  3. Delaware#153 · 1 in 439
  4. Montana#157 · 1 in 470
  5. West Virginia#164 · 1 in 556

Best ever in a state: #69 in Hawaii, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#80111 in 284
Nebraska#124181 in 449
Delaware#15361 in 439
Montana#15761 in 470
West Virginia#164111 in 556
Iowa#194171 in 765
Wisconsin#210281 in 832
New Hampshire#21151 in 715
Idaho#21391 in 715
North Dakota#21651 in 663
South Dakota#21651 in 618
Pennsylvania#222531 in 978
Maine#22651 in 720
Minnesota#229251 in 982
Kentucky#234201 in 913
Louisiana#234241 in 874
New Mexico#23981 in 792
Missouri#246261 in 1,043
Mississippi#252121 in 924
District of Columbia#25551 in 715
Alabama#260191 in 1,020
Arkansas#264121 in 940
Massachusetts#264221 in 1,158
Utah#264171 in 1,062
Indiana#271271 in 1,122
Ohio#279441 in 1,183
Arizona#294241 in 1,289
Michigan#297331 in 1,275
Illinois#310401 in 1,441
Tennessee#316221 in 1,411
Washington#336221 in 1,461
Oklahoma#351121 in 1,399
Colorado#355161 in 1,473
Nevada#36881 in 1,395
Texas#381901 in 1,859
Connecticut#39471 in 1,761
California#436941 in 2,167
North Carolina#446221 in 2,060
Kansas#45071 in 1,801
Maryland#458121 in 2,003
Georgia#477221 in 2,184
New Jersey#490161 in 2,286
Oregon#50171 in 2,172
Florida#511341 in 2,550
Virginia#521151 in 2,476
New York#528331 in 2,722
South Carolina#66061 in 2,976
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kenzie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 108 spots since 2024 (#628 → #736)
  • 368 spots since 2020 (#368 → #736)
  • 461 spots since 2015 (#275 → #736)
  • Biggest jump: 295 spots in 1994 (#1,164 → #869)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1995 (#869 → #983)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 2014 at #244 (1,330 births)
  • Births halved by 2022, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1994–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,343
  • Highest: 1 in 1,343 girls born in 2014 were named Kenzie (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,332 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 48.2% of all girls named Kenzie (10,319) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s77#3,147 (1979)#5,472
1980s439#1,788 (1988)#2,553
1990s2,145#696 (1999)#963
2000s4,923#449 (2009)#596
2010s10,319#244 (2014)#318
2020s3,488#368 (2020)#546

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kenzie in 2016

girls
#333
993 births · 1 in 1,785 girls
boys
#10,744
6 births · 1 in 316,290 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #333Kenzie993

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #10,744Kenzie6
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,785 of them was named Kenzie, which outranked 98.2% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kenzie
  1. #329Freya999
  2. #329Kaitlyn999
  3. #332Journee994
  4. #333Kenzie993
  5. #334Daniella990
  6. #335Lia989
  7. #336Maddison988
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 316,290 of them was named Kenzie, which outranked 24.4% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kenzie
  1. #9,664Zykeem7
  2. #9,664Zylar7
  3. #9,664Zylus7
  4. #10,744Kenzie6
  5. #10,744Aadhavan6
  6. #10,744Aaravreddy6
  7. #10,744Aavin6
  8. #12,185Aabid5
  9. #12,185Aabir5
  10. #12,185Aadhi5

Tied with 1,440 names at #10,744; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2016 →