Unisex name · since 2000
Mackenley
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Mackenley, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #55,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenley has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2021.
- #55,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackenley ranks #55,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #55,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackenley's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mackenley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mackenley's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded.
Mackenley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Mackenley popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Mackenley as boys' name)
Mackenley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Mackenley's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mackenley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mackenley's data
- Mackenley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mackenley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mackenley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.