Girls' name · since 2008
Mckenleigh
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Mckenleigh, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 182
- total births
- 2008–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Mckenleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 182 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Mckenleigh recorded 182 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- 182 total births
- 2008–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mckenleigh's 182 recorded births place it above 71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Mckenleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckenleigh splits its recorded history at 2017: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckenleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2025.
182 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 21 births in a single year.
Mckenleigh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mckenleigh's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Mckenleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (68% of all-time use).
Mckenleigh decade highlights
- Peak decade 124 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mckenleigh by state
Where Mckenleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 6 | 3.3% |
6 of 182 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Tennessee 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Tennessee accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Mckenleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Mckenleighs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
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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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mckenleigh: Baby Name Since 2008 - 182 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckenleigh. 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 Mckenleigh 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.
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