Son of the wise leader
A modern creative spelling of the Scottish surname Mackenzie. It derives from the Gaelic 'Mac Coinnich', which translates to 'son of Coinneach', meaning fair or handsome.
Less common today
Makynzi isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,446 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).