Mckinley
The Story of Mckinley
As a girl name
Mckinley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 862 Mckinleys were born — ranking #379 that year. As of 2026, Mckinley ranks #790 for girls with 355 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 13K Mckinleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mckinley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1890, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 148 Mckinleys were born — ranking #495 that year. As of 2026, Mckinley ranks #4,944 for boys with 20 births, falling sharply (-48%). In total, more than 10K Mckinleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mckinley
Mckinley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Mckinley's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #379. Use the chart and map above to compare Mckinley'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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