Boys' name · since 1919
Mackey
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 612 babies named Mackey, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mackey currently ranks #12157 among boys' names in America, with 612 babies recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackey has been recorded 612 times among boys since 1919, currently ranked #12157 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #6,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,157 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 612 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackey ranks #6,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,157 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 612 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mackey's 612 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Mackey compares
612 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mackey's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mackey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mackey's full recorded timeline at 1960, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mackey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Mackey popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2021 (Mackey as girls' name)
Mackey by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (135 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Mackey's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Mackey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 135 births (22% of all-time use).
How Mackey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mackey's total volume
Mackey by state
Where Mackey concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mackey's data
- Mackey's decade-level peak was the 1940s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mackeys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Mackey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Mackey 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.