Recorded 2004–2023 Boys' name Peak 2022 79 births

Mckai — boys' name

79 babies named Mckai in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s392020s23

The verdict

79 boys have been named Mckai since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

79
total births
2004–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mckai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mckai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckai

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Mckai between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mckai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckai 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 79 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.

Mckai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

79

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mckai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20232022202120192015201420122011200720062004 5

Mckai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 49% of Mckai's all-time total
2000s172010s392020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckai?
79 babies have been named Mckai since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 10 births.
When was Mckai most popular?
Mckai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Mckai been used?
Mckai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mckai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckinley, Mckay, Mckenzie, Mckade, and 4 more. 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, 2004–2023 (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.