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Albie vs Mackenzie

Albie and Mackenziecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #19 and Mackenzie #924 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #32 and Mackenzie #727 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #5891 and Mackenzie #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Albie and Mackenzie over time

Albie and Mackenzie appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Mackenzie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Albie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Mackenzie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Albie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Albie rose about as far as Mackenzie fell — from #853 and #441 in 1996 to #19 and #924 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Albie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mackenzie in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Mackenzie #109 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2011: Albie moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #288 and #239; by 2011 that had become #218 and #310.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #19, Mackenzie #924.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albie, Mackenzie
FieldAlbieMackenzie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Albie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mackenzie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Mackenzie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2023

    Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in New Zealand, in 2018 (recorded 1998–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls