Kenzie is the short form of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname that comes from the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, "son of Coinneach", a personal name usually translated as "handsome" or "fair one". Like Mackenzie it took off in America as a girls' name in the 1990s. Kenzie peaked at number 245 in 2014 and has been sliding since, from number 275 in 2015 to number 736 in 2025.