US rank #9418 Boys' name Peak 2016 263 births

Mckoy — #9418 US boys' name

263 babies named Mckoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s542010s1382020s66
#9418
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Mckoy was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

22 babies were named Mckoy in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Mckoy between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mckoy currently holds the #9418 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckoy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mckoy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mckoy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckoy 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 263 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.

Mckoy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

263

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2016

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,418

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mckoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
22
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009200620021999 5

Mckoy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
138 births that decade — 52% of Mckoy's all-time total
1990s52000s542010s1382020s66

Mckoy by state

Where Mckoy concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mckoy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
28 10.6%
Utah share of Mckoy's total US births 10.6%

28 of 263 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckoy?
263 babies have been named Mckoy since 1999. It currently ranks #9418 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 22 births.
When was Mckoy most popular?
Mckoy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Mckoy most popular?
The top states for the name Mckoy are Utah (28 births).
How long has the name Mckoy been used?
Mckoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mckoy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckinley, Mckay, Mckenzie, Mckade, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.