Unisex name · since 1998
Mckenley
Mckenley has 307 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mckenley currently ranks #12472 among unisex names in America, with 307 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Mckenley recorded 307 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #12472 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #15,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,472 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 307 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckenley ranks #15,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,472 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 307 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mckenley's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mckenley compares
307 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Mckenley's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckenley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 307 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mckenley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mckenley's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mckenley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mckenley popularity over time - boys
41 total births recorded since 1920 (Mckenley as boys' name)
Mckenley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Mckenley's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Mckenley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Mckenley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mckenley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Mckenley 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.