Mckenly
The Story of Mckenly
As a girl name
American parents first put Mckenly on the record books as a girl name in 2002, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 9 Mckenlys were born — ranking #10,998 that year. About 78% of every Mckenly on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mckenly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 50 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mckenly as a boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Mckenly — #11,471 in the national rankings. Mckenly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mckenly
Mckenly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Mckenly's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Mckenly'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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