Recorded 1979–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,080 births

Mckinsey — girls' name

1,080 babies named Mckinsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s751990s3272000s4042010s2312020s37

The verdict

1,080 girls have been named Mckinsey since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

1,080
total births
1979–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mckinsey was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

55 babies were named Mckinsey in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckinsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,080 babies named Mckinsey between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckinsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckinsey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 404 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mckinsey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Mckinsey in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckinsey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,080 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mckinsey at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,080

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

2006

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mckinsey popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
55
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0204060 202320172011200519991993198719801979 6

Mckinsey popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 1954 (Mckinsey as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.577.5 1981198019791954 5

Mckinsey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
404 births that decade — 37% of Mckinsey's all-time total
1970s61980s751990s3272000s4042010s2312020s37

Mckinsey by state

Where Mckinsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mckinsey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
53 4.9%
#2 Georgia
21 1.9%
#3 Ohio
5 0.5%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.5%
#5 Utah
5 0.5%
#6 Virginia
5 0.5%
Texas share of Mckinsey's total US births 4.9%
Even split

53 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckinsey?
1,080 babies have been named Mckinsey since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 55 births.
When was Mckinsey most popular?
Mckinsey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 404 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mckinsey most popular?
The top states for the name Mckinsey are Texas (53 births), Georgia (21 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Mckinsey been used?
Mckinsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mckinsey?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.