Mackenzie - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Mackenzie \m(a)-cken-zie, mack(e)-nzie\ is pronounced ma-KEN-zee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire-born; son of the wise ruler". The name's development was also influenced by Cainnech, meaning "good-looking". Originally a surname and male name, but actress Mackenzie Phillips has made it prominent as a masculine name for girls. See also Kenzie and Mc- names.

Mackenzie has 5 variant forms: Mackenzey, Makensie, Makenzie, McKenzie and M'Kenzie.

For more information, see also the related name MacKenna.

A baby name that sounds like Mackenzie is Mackendra.

Mackenzie is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mackenzie. Click here to compare Mackenzie with related baby names.