Boys' name · since 1994
Mccarthy
Mccarthy has 59 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
59 boys have been named Mccarthy since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mccarthy recorded 59 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #21,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccarthy ranks #21,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mccarthy's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mccarthy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mccarthy's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mccarthy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Mccarthy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Mccarthy's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mccarthy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Mccarthy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mccarthy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Mccarthy 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.