Boys' name · since 1995
Mccray
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Mccray, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mccray is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 54 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccray has been recorded 54 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.
- #21,672 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 54 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccray ranks #21,672 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mccray's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mccray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mccray's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mccray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Mccray by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (18 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Mccray's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mccray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (33% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mccray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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, 1995–2024 (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 Mccray 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.