Recorded 1989–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 195 births

Mackinsey — girls' name

195 babies named Mackinsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s482000s1022010s39
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Mackinsey was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Mackinsey in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mackinsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Mackinsey between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mackinsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mackinsey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mackinsey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mackinsey 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 195 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.

Mackinsey at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

195

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mackinsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20172012200820052002199919951989 6

Mackinsey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
102 births that decade — 52% of Mackinsey's all-time total
1980s61990s482000s1022010s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mackinsey?
195 babies have been named Mackinsey since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Mackinsey most popular?
Mackinsey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Mackinsey been used?
Mackinsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mackinsey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–2017 (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.