Girls' name · since 2012

Mckinlea

Mckinlea has 11 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

11
total births
2012–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Mckinlea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 2012.

Social Security Administration records show Mckinlea recorded 11 times among girls since 2012, 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 2012 to 2017.

  • 11 total births
  • 2012–2017 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mckinlea's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mckinlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mckinlea's full recorded timeline at 2017, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mckinlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 20122017 5

Mckinlea by decade

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

2010s was Mckinlea's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Mckinlea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckinlea?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 11 babies named Mckinlea. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
When was Mckinlea most popular?
Mckinlea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Mckinlea been used?
Mckinlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 6 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mckinlea?
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.

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, 2012–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mckinlea: Baby Name Since 2012 - 11 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckinlea. 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 Mckinlea 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.