Girls' name · since 1989
Mackinsey
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Mackinsey, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Mackinsey since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mackinsey has 195 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- #20,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackinsey ranks #20,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackinsey's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mackinsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mackinsey's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mackinsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Mackinsey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Mackinsey's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mackinsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mackinsey's data
- Mackinsey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2010s (39) -- 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 Mackinsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1989–2017 (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 Mackinsey 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.