Recorded 1998–2005 Boys' name Peak 1999 97 births

Mcgwire — boys' name

97 babies named Mcgwire in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s46
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mcgwire was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

36 babies were named Mcgwire in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcgwire

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Mcgwire between 1998 and 2005, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcgwire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcgwire performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mcgwire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mcgwire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcgwire 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 97 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.

Mcgwire at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

97

Since 1998

8 years of records

Peak year

1999

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1998

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2005

Mcgwire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1998

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
36
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
010203040 2005200420022001200019991998 15

Mcgwire by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 53% of Mcgwire's all-time total
1990s512000s46

Mcgwire by state

Where Mcgwire concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mcgwire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 5.2%
Missouri share of Mcgwire's total US births 5.2%

5 of 97 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcgwire?
97 babies have been named Mcgwire since 1998. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 36 births.
When was Mcgwire most popular?
Mcgwire was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Mcgwire most popular?
The top states for the name Mcgwire are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Mcgwire been used?
Mcgwire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 8 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Mcgwire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcguire, Mcgregor, Mcgarrett. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2005 (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.