Girls' name · since 1982
Mckell
422 babies named Mckell in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mckell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 422 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Mckell recorded 422 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2022.
- #13,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 422 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckell ranks #13,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mckell's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Mckell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mckell's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mckell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mckell popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2004 (Mckell as boys' name)
Mckell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (210 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Mckell's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mckell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
210 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s* 5
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 210 births (50% of all-time use).
Mckell by state
Where Mckell concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 295 | 69.9% |
295 of 422 births nationwide.
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- Mckell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Mckells (295 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mckell: 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 (~40 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, 1982–2022 (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 Mckell 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.