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.
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
37% of everyone ever named Mckinsey was born in this single decade.
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 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Mckinsey popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979
- Peak year (2006)
- 55
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2023.
1,080 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 55 births in a single year.
Mckinsey popularity over time — boys
22 total births recorded since 1954 (Mckinsey as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Mckinsey accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Mckinsey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 404 births that decade — 37% of Mckinsey's all-time total
Mckinsey decade highlights
- Peak decade 404 births
- Runner-up 327 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Mckinsey's strongest decade
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Mckinsey by state
Where Mckinsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1979
| 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% |
53 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.5% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.5% of nationwide
- Utah 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mckinsey? ▼
When was Mckinsey most popular? ▼
Where is Mckinsey most popular? ▼
How long has the name Mckinsey been used? ▼
What names are similar to Mckinsey? ▼
Keep exploring Mckinsey
Nearby Names Like Mckinsey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mckinsey
Compare Mckinsey side by side: Mckinsey vs Mckenzie Mckinsey vs Mckenna Mckinsey vs Mckayla
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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.