Unisex name · since 1978
Mckinley
Mckinley has 13,098 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #715 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,098
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
13,098 babies have been named Mckinley since 1978, making it today's #715 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Mckinley recorded 13,098 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #715 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #1,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #715 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,098 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinley ranks #1,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #715 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,098 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #715 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,098
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mckinley's 13,098 recorded births place it above 98.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mckinley compares
13,098 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Mckinley's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckinley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,098 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 862 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mckinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mckinley's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 862, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mckinley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 862
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mckinley popularity over time - boys
9,786 total births recorded since 1890 (Mckinley as boys' name)
Mckinley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,219 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Mckinley's strongest decade.
7,219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mckinley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 633
1990s
633 births
- 2000s 2,365
2000s
2,365 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,219 births
- 2020s 2,787
2020s
2,787 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,219 births (55% of all-time use).
How Mckinley 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 Mckinley's total volume
Mckinley by state
Where Mckinley concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,179 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 709 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 646 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 605 | 4.6% |
| #5 | California | | 518 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Utah | | 507 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 460 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 413 | 3.2% |
1,179 of 13,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Mckinley appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mckinley's data
- Mckinley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,219 total births) through the 2020s (2,787) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mckinleys (1,179 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mckinley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Mckinley 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.