Recorded 2008–2025 Girls' name Peak 2015 182 births

Mckenleigh — girls' name

182 babies named Mckenleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s1242020s43

The verdict

182 girls have been named Mckenleigh since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

182
total births
2008–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Mckenleigh was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

21 babies were named Mckenleigh in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckenleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Mckenleigh between 2008 and 2025, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckenleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckenleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckenleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mckenleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckenleigh 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 182 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.

Mckenleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

182

Since 2008

18 years of records

Peak year

2015

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2008

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mckenleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2008

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2015)
21
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
510152025 202520222020201820162014201220092008 7

Mckenleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 68% of Mckenleigh's all-time total
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Mckenleigh by state

Where Mckenleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mckenleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 3.3%
Tennessee share of Mckenleigh's total US births 3.3%

6 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckenleigh?
182 babies have been named Mckenleigh since 2008. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2015 with 21 births.
When was Mckenleigh most popular?
Mckenleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Mckenleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Mckenleigh are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Mckenleigh been used?
Mckenleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mckenleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckenzie, Mckenna, Mckayla, Mckinley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2008–2025 (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.