Unisex name · since 1996
Mackinley
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 431 babies named Mackinley, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mackinley is the #8120 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 431 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackinley has been recorded 431 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #8120 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 431 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackinley ranks #12,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 431 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mackinley's 431 recorded births place it above 82.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mackinley compares
431 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Mackinley's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackinley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 431 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mackinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mackinley splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mackinley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Mackinley popularity over time - boys
356 total births recorded since 1992 (Mackinley as boys' name)
Mackinley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (183 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Mackinley's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mackinley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 183 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mackinley's data
- Mackinley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- 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 Mackinley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Mackinley 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.