girls:
20.5k births since 1970
#1014 (82nd percentile)
boys:
476 births since 1918
#4110 (10th percentile)
overall:
21k births since 1918
#1762 (77th percentile)
The name Kenzie is the #1,762 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 21,010 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 77.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 77.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,014 (82.3% percentile) for all time with 20,534 births since 1970. For boys, it ranks #4,110 (10.3% percentile) for all time with 476 births since 1918.
Kenzie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (1918 for boys and 1970 for girls). Birth data for Kenzie is available in 65 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023 (59 years for boys and 50 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kenzie has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 97.7% of all recorded births being female. Interestingly, until around 1970, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1918 to 1969), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (98.1% girls from 1970 to 2023).
For girls, Kenzie reached its peak popularity in 2014, achieving the 75.2% percentile (ranked #241) with 679 births per million. The name was most common in 2014, with 679 births per million (ranked 75.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2015, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kenzie ranks #490 for girls (48.3% percentile) with 299 births per million, which is 44.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kenzie reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #860) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2005, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kenzie ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 64.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kenzie".
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