Unisex name · since 1996
Mccartney
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 320 babies named Mccartney, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mccartney is the #12437 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 320 recorded since 1996.
Mccartney has 320 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12437 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #15,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,437 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 320 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccartney ranks #15,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,437 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 320 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,437 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mccartney's 320 recorded births place it above 78.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mccartney compares
320 46th percentile among 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
Mccartney's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mccartney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mccartney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mccartney's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mccartney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Mccartney popularity over time - boys
124 total births recorded since 1995 (Mccartney as boys' name)
Mccartney by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Mccartney's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Mccartney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Mccartney's decade-level peak was the 2010s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mccartney: 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 (~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 Mccartney 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.