Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Mackenzie
/mah · KEN · zee/
Meaning
“Son of Coinneach (the fair or bright one)”
From the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning son of Coinneach (the fair or bright one); made the leap from Scottish clan surname to given name in North America.
Nicknames
mac · kenzie
Vibe
strongelegant
How it ages.
Peaked in the US around 2000; starting to feel dated, especially the -mackenzie spelling.
The cultural moment.
Top 20 in the US from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s; declining since 2010.