US rank #8369 Boys' name Peak 1950 607 births

Mackey — #8369 US boys' name

607 babies named Mackey in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s361930s611940s1351950s1241960s631970s361980s281990s302000s212010s352020s28
#8369
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Mackey was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

24 babies were named Mackey in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mackey

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Mackey between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mackey currently holds the #8369 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mackey performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Mackey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Mackey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mackey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 607 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mackey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

607

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1950

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#8,369

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mackey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1950)
24
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
0510152025 202420021982196619561947193819251919 10

Mackey popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2021 (Mackey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2021 6

Mackey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
135 births that decade — 22% of Mackey's all-time total
1910s101920s361930s611940s1351950s1241960s631970s361980s281990s302000s212010s352020s28

Mackey by state

Where Mackey concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mackey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.6%
#2 South Carolina
5 0.8%
Texas share of Mackey's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mackey?
607 babies have been named Mackey since 1919. It currently ranks #8369 among boys. The peak year was 1950 with 24 births.
When was Mackey most popular?
Mackey was most popular in the 1940s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Mackey most popular?
The top states for the name Mackey are Texas (10 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Mackey been used?
Mackey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mackey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mack, Mac, Mackenzie, Maceo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.