Mackinley
The Story of Mackinley
As a girl name
Mackinley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 28 Mackinleys were born — ranking #4,768 that year. As of 2026, Mackinley ranks #7,504 for girls with 14 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 447 Mackinleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mackinley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 23 Mackinleys were born — ranking #3,376 that year. As of 2026, Mackinley ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 356 Mackinleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mackinley
Mackinley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 447 births in the dataset. Mackinley's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #4,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Mackinley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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