Mckinley
Mckinley was given to 393 girls in 2025, #714 among girls’ names; 22,884 Americans have been recorded with it since 1890 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 18,000 Americans named Mckinley and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (79% of everyone recorded); the median is 14 years old and half are between 9 and 24.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Mckinley by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Mckinley mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Mckinley is “a female given name transferred from the surname.”
Also “a male given name transferred from the surname, briefly popular in the US when William McKinley was President (1897-1901).”
Rare spelling variant of McKinley.
/məˈkɪn.li/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Mckinley?
#714 among girls’ names, 2025
Mckinley fell from #379 in 2015 to #714 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 0.48 to 0.24 per 1,000.
934 babies in 2014, the peak
Mckinley peaked in 2014, when 934 babies were given it (862 girls, #379 among girls’ names). The 423 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 45% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | #714 | 30 | #3,720 |
| 2024 | 381 | #740 | 24 | #4,394 |
| 2023 | 461 | #635 | 45 | #2,831 |
| 2022 | 453 | #654 | 49 | #2,700 |
| 2021 | 563 | #543 | 62 | #2,268 |
| 2020 | 536 | #555 | 63 | #2,202 |
| 2019 | 615 | #513 | 67 | #2,141 |
| 2018 | 718 | #447 | 52 | #2,497 |
| 2017 | 730 | #438 | 68 | #2,062 |
| 2016 | 759 | #428 | 68 | #2,079 |
Every recorded year (136)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 860 | #379 | 73 | #1,993 |
| 2014 | 862 | #379 | 72 | #1,990 |
| 2013 | 792 | #392 | 64 | #2,105 |
| 2012 | 682 | #458 | 84 | #1,780 |
| 2011 | 675 | #450 | 87 | #1,714 |
| 2010 | 526 | #556 | 74 | #1,920 |
| 2009 | 376 | #759 | 77 | #1,880 |
| 2008 | 309 | #900 | 61 | #2,200 |
| 2007 | 259 | #1,023 | 70 | #2,012 |
| 2006 | 274 | #953 | 79 | #1,763 |
| 2005 | 227 | #1,052 | 76 | #1,745 |
| 2004 | 219 | #1,058 | 90 | #1,498 |
| 2003 | 184 | #1,175 | 77 | #1,637 |
| 2002 | 169 | #1,202 | 99 | #1,337 |
| 2001 | 172 | #1,190 | 94 | #1,358 |
| 2000 | 176 | #1,151 | 111 | #1,216 |
| 1999 | 137 | #1,317 | 93 | #1,303 |
| 1998 | 119 | #1,439 | 90 | #1,329 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,793 | 89 | #1,288 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,696 | 86 | #1,285 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,037 | 86 | #1,260 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,970 | 82 | #1,288 |
| 1993 | 39 | #3,021 | 68 | #1,409 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,741 | 64 | #1,442 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,464 | 68 | #1,372 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,335 | 57 | #1,505 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,797 | 49 | #1,627 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,493 | 40 | #1,753 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,486 | 60 | #1,264 |
| 1986 | 12 | #6,011 | 44 | #1,526 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,156 | 52 | #1,341 |
| 1984 | 5 | #11,510 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1983 | 5 | #11,331 | 43 | #1,460 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,934 | 39 | #1,581 |
| 1981 | under 5 | 49 | #1,352 | |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,861 | 54 | #1,266 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,713 | 41 | #1,480 |
| 1978 | 5 | #10,780 | 39 | #1,496 |
| 1977 | under 5 | 55 | #1,194 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 39 | #1,443 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 45 | #1,294 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 25 | #1,869 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 33 | #1,495 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 40 | #1,339 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 53 | #1,133 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 33 | #1,484 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 53 | #1,073 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 45 | #1,127 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 42 | #1,158 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 63 | #924 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 58 | #973 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 74 | #890 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 57 | #1,008 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 62 | #969 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 92 | #795 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 72 | #894 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 79 | #857 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 85 | #816 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 101 | #747 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 86 | #805 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 96 | #748 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 107 | #703 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 96 | #731 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 91 | #739 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 93 | #721 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 114 | #655 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 109 | #659 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 98 | #679 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 97 | #702 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 82 | #725 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 92 | #631 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 97 | #624 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 83 | #707 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 96 | #659 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 73 | #727 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 75 | #701 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 79 | #669 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 82 | #665 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 97 | #586 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 69 | #725 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 98 | #584 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 80 | #679 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 94 | #602 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 103 | #585 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 106 | #573 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 107 | #581 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 119 | #535 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 127 | #543 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 144 | #507 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 123 | #550 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 102 | #624 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 125 | #572 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 123 | #562 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 136 | #537 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 105 | #622 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 148 | #495 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 125 | #534 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 108 | #587 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 102 | #590 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 74 | #693 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 60 | #782 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 54 | #708 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 45 | #677 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 38 | #698 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 20 | #723 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 27 | #553 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 36 | #415 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 32 | #426 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 39 | #356 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 35 | #352 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 35 | #351 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 60 | #244 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 45 | #281 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 58 | #244 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 77 | #191 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 133 | #156 | |
| 1899 | under 5 | 72 | #189 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 79 | #192 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 115 | #141 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 121 | #137 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 34 | #312 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 19 | #453 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 15 | #495 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 11 | #667 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 5 | #1,066 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 7 | #853 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Mckinley a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 22,884 Americans recorded as Mckinley, 57% are girls and 43% boys. Girls have outnumbered boys among babies named Mckinley every year since 1998. In 2025 it went to 393 girls and 30 boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Mckinley: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Mckinley, and how old are they?
18,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 79% of the 22,884 Americans ever recorded as Mckinley. The median Mckinley alive today is 14 years old; half are between 9 and 24.
The 2020 Census counted 13,648 people named Mckinley (9,468 women and girls, 4,180 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 15,575 born in the U.S. The Census count is 12% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 304 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,100 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 648 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,240 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 5,870 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 8,800 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Mckinley born?
The states with the most babies named Mckinley are Texas, North Carolina and Georgia, with 26% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 39 | #774 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 27 | #419 | 1.7× |
| Georgia | 26 | #444 | 1.4× |
| Ohio | 21 | #511 | 0.4× |
| Tennessee | 19 | #423 | 1.6× |
| Michigan | 18 | #476 | 0.4× |
| Missouri | 14 | #437 | 0.7× |
| Minnesota | 14 | #391 | 0.5× |
| California | 13 | #1,714 | 0.3× |
| Florida | 13 | #1,159 | 0.5× |
Where Mckinley is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Mckinley is most over-represented in Mississippi: since 1910 it was given 2.9 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Mckinley with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 25,742 babies since 1880, Mckinley is the most given (89% of them). In 2025 it was given to 423 of their 492 babies (86%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Mckinley and names like it
- Compare Mckinley and MckinleeBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sMckinley peaked in 2014.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Mckinley since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Mckinley: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2014The year the most babies were named Mckinley.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Mckinley alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with MMost given first.