Boys' name · since 1999
Mckoy
Mckoy has 281 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mckoy currently ranks #5522 among boys' names in America, with 281 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckoy has been recorded 281 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #5522 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #10,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckoy ranks #10,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 281 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mckoy's 281 recorded births place it above 75.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Mckoy compares
281 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mckoy's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckoy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mckoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckoy splits its recorded history at 2014: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckoy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mckoy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Mckoy's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mckoy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (49% of all-time use).
Mckoy by state
Where Mckoy concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 28 | 10.0% |
28 of 281 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mckoy's data
- Mckoy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Mckoys (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Mckoy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Mckoy 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.