Girls' name · since 1994

Mckinlee

1,582 babies named Mckinlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,683 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,582
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Mckinlee is the #3683 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,582 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinlee has been recorded 1,582 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3683 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #5,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,683 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,582 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinlee ranks #5,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,683 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,582 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,683 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,582
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.7%
Mckinlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mckinlee's 1,582 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Mckinlee compares

1,582 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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

Mckinlee's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mckinlee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,582 376 567,345
Peak-year births 102 21 19,840

Mckinlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mckinlee's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mckinlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
102
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
050100150 199419992003200720112015201920232025 41

Mckinlee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (870 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Mckinlee's strongest decade.

870 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Mckinlee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 870 births (55% of all-time use).

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

How Mckinlee compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mckinlee's total volume

Mckinlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -59, 10.1%-41, 5.6%-32, 9.3%-51, 4.2%-61, 3.4%-146, 1.5%-77, 7.3%-51, 7.9%-122, 2.4%-57, 4.3%-48, 5.3%-56, 5.9%-45, 5.3%-56, 3.2%-43, 5.8%Mckinlee-32, 6.4%Mckinlee
Mckinlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mckinlee by state

Where Mckinlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mckinlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
123 7.8%
#2 Utah
78 4.9%
#3 Tennessee
49 3.1%
#4 Georgia
46 2.9%
#5 Ohio
38 2.4%
#6 Oklahoma
20 1.3%
#7 Alabama
13 0.8%
#8 Kentucky
13 0.8%
Texas share of Mckinlee's total US births 7.8%
Even split

123 of 1,582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Mckinlee appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckinlee?
Mckinlee has been given to 1,582 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,509 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,683 of 17,297. 102 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Mckinlee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinlee ranks #5,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,683 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mckinlee most popular?
Mckinlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 870 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Mckinlee most popular?
The top states for the name Mckinlee are Texas (123 births), Utah (78 births), Tennessee (49 births).
How long has the name Mckinlee been used?
Mckinlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mckinlee?
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.

What to do with Mckinlee's data

  • Mckinlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (870 total births) through the 2020s (372) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Mckinlees (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mckinlee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mckinlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Mckinlee 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.