Unisex name · since 1917
Mckay
Mckay has 2,296 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,296
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,296 babies have been named Mckay since 1917, making it today's #3598 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckay has been recorded 2,296 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #3598 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,598 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,296 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckay ranks #3,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,598 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,296 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,296
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckay's 2,296 recorded births place it above 93.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Mckay compares
2,296 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mckay's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,296 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mckay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mckay's full recorded timeline at 1997, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 96 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mckay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Mckay popularity over time - girls
369 total births recorded since 1982 (Mckay as girls' name)
Mckay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (647 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Mckay's strongest decade.
647 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mckay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 177
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
613 births
- 2000s
2000s
647 births
- 2010s
2010s
537 births
- 2020s 222
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 647 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mckay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mckay's total volume
Mckay by state
Where Mckay concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 1,177 | 51.3% |
| #2 | California | | 128 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 107 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 39 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.2% |
1,177 of 2,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mckay's data
- Mckay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (647 total births) through the 2020s (222) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Mckays (1,177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mckay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Mckay 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.