Boys' name · since 2004
Mckai
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Mckai, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 79
- total births
- 2004–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
79 boys have been named Mckai since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckai has been recorded 79 times among boys since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- 79 total births
- 2004–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mckai's 79 recorded births place it above 58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mckai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mckai's full recorded timeline at 2014, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mckai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Mckai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mckai's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mckai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Mckai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mckai: Baby Name Since 2004 - 79 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mckai 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 July 2026.