Mostly girls · peaked in 2014
Mckinley name popularity since 1925
20,566 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mckinley (63.7% girls, 36.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Mckinley is about 15 years old in 2026. Mckinley peaked in 2014 as the #379 name for girls, and it ranked #714 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,566
- Named Mckinley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #714
- for girls in 2025 (393 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 63.7% girls
- 13,098 girls · 7,468 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Mckinley made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mckinley births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Mckinley both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Mckinley became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 7,420 baby girls to 1 in 2,580.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 2,730 to 1 in 4,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mckinley's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mckinley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mckinley in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 615 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 915 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 902 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 948 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 618 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 11 | 403 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 83 | 468 | #10,161 |
| 1990s | 633 | 783 | #2,042 |
| 2000s | 2,365 | 834 | #1,052 |
| 2010s | 7,219 | 709 | #379 |
| 2020–25 | 2,787 | 273 | #714 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.1% of babies named Mckinley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Mckinley is most popular
The index compares Mckinley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mckinley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.02× | 523 |
| Mississippi | 3.54× | 655 |
| North Carolina | 2.50× | 1,083 |
| South Carolina | 2.46× | 526 |
| Tennessee | 2.41× | 776 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mckinley and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mckinley (this page) | 13,098 | 2014 |
| Mckinlee | 1,582 | 2019 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mckinley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mckinley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mckinley (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data