Girls' name · since 1979
Mckinsey
Mckinsey has 1,080 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,080
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckinsey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,080 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinsey has been recorded 1,080 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- #7,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,080 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckinsey ranks #7,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,080 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,080
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckinsey's 1,080 recorded births place it above 90.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Mckinsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckinsey splits its recorded history at 2002: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckinsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Mckinsey popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1954 (Mckinsey as boys' name)
Mckinsey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (404 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Mckinsey's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mckinsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s
2000s
404 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 404 births (37% of all-time use).
How Mckinsey 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 Mckinsey's total volume
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.
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What to do with Mckinsey's data
- Mckinsey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (404 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mckinseys (53 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mckinsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1979–2023 (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 Mckinsey 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.