Mckinley
#712 for girls in 2025, 393 births · #3,658 for boys in 2025, 30 births
Given to girls 57.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 862 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,098since 1978
Mckinley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #712 | 393 | #3,658 | 30 |
| 2024 | #740 | 381 | #4,321 | 24 |
| 2023 | #635 | 461 | #2,805 | 45 |
| 2022 | #651 | 453 | #2,675 | 49 |
| 2021 | #543 | 563 | #2,253 | 62 |
| 2020 | #554 | 536 | #2,190 | 63 |
| 2019 | #512 | 615 | #2,129 | 67 |
| 2018 | #447 | 718 | #2,472 | 52 |
| 2017 | #437 | 730 | #2,049 | 68 |
| 2016 | #428 | 759 | #2,066 | 68 |
| 2015 | #379 | 860 | #1,983 | 73 |
| 2014 | #379 | 862 | #1,979 | 72 |
| 2013 | #391 | 792 | #2,090 | 64 |
| 2012 | #457 | 682 | #1,775 | 84 |
| 2011 | #450 | 675 | #1,703 | 87 |
| 2010 | #556 | 526 | #1,913 | 74 |
| 2009 | #755 | 376 | #1,873 | 77 |
| 2008 | #898 | 309 | #2,186 | 61 |
| 2007 | #1,019 | 259 | #1,995 | 70 |
| 2006 | #952 | 274 | #1,758 | 79 |
| 2005 | #1,050 | 227 | #1,742 | 76 |
| 2004 | #1,058 | 219 | #1,491 | 90 |
| 2003 | #1,171 | 184 | #1,630 | 77 |
| 2002 | #1,203 | 169 | #1,332 | 99 |
| 2001 | #1,187 | 172 | #1,357 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,150 | 176 | #1,214 | 111 |
| 1999 | #1,315 | 137 | #1,303 | 93 |
| 1998 | #1,438 | 119 | #1,322 | 90 |
| 1997 | #1,784 | 84 | #1,284 | 89 |
| 1996 | #1,685 | 90 | #1,278 | 86 |
| 1995 | #2,028 | 67 | #1,256 | 86 |
| 1994 | #2,935 | 40 | #1,288 | 82 |
| 1993 | #2,990 | 39 | #1,407 | 68 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #1,429 | 64 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #1,368 | 68 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #1,500 | 57 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #1,615 | 49 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #1,731 | 40 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #1,259 | 60 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #1,511 | 44 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,333 | 52 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #1,581 | 38 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,448 | 43 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #1,563 | 39 |
| 1981 | — | #1,334 | 49 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #1,258 | 54 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #1,464 | 41 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,487 | 39 |
| 1977 | — | #1,187 | 55 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,427 | 39 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,280 | 45 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,485 | 33 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,327 | 40 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,127 | 53 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,462 | 33 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,064 | 53 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,119 | 45 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,150 | 42 | |
| 1966 | — | #916 | 63 | |
| 1965 | — | #967 | 58 | |
| 1964 | — | #889 | 74 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,005 | 57 | |
| 1962 | — | #967 | 62 | |
| 1961 | — | #793 | 92 | |
| 1960 | — | #892 | 72 | |
| 1959 | — | #854 | 79 | |
| 1958 | — | #815 | 85 | |
| 1957 | — | #747 | 101 | |
| 1956 | — | #804 | 86 | |
| 1955 | — | #745 | 96 | |
| 1954 | — | #699 | 107 | |
| 1953 | — | #731 | 96 | |
| 1952 | — | #740 | 91 | |
| 1951 | — | #719 | 93 | |
| 1950 | — | #652 | 114 | |
| 1949 | — | #659 | 109 | |
| 1948 | — | #680 | 98 | |
| 1947 | — | #702 | 97 | |
| 1946 | — | #723 | 82 | |
| 1945 | — | #629 | 92 | |
| 1944 | — | #623 | 97 | |
| 1943 | — | #703 | 83 | |
| 1942 | — | #652 | 96 | |
| 1941 | — | #723 | 73 | |
| 1940 | — | #697 | 75 | |
| 1939 | — | #667 | 79 | |
| 1938 | — | #660 | 82 | |
| 1937 | — | #584 | 97 | |
| 1936 | — | #719 | 69 | |
| 1935 | — | #583 | 98 | |
| 1934 | — | #678 | 80 | |
| 1933 | — | #601 | 94 | |
| 1932 | — | #583 | 103 | |
| 1931 | — | #572 | 106 | |
| 1930 | — | #579 | 107 | |
| 1929 | — | #534 | 119 | |
| 1928 | — | #542 | 127 | |
| 1927 | — | #506 | 144 | |
| 1926 | — | #548 | 123 | |
| 1925 | — | #621 | 102 | |
| 1924 | — | #568 | 125 | |
| 1923 | — | #560 | 123 | |
| 1922 | — | #537 | 136 | |
| 1921 | — | #621 | 105 | |
| 1920 | — | #495 | 148 | |
| 1919 | — | #531 | 125 | |
| 1918 | — | #585 | 108 | |
| 1917 | — | #589 | 102 | |
| 1916 | — | #690 | 74 | |
| 1915 | — | #776 | 60 | |
| 1914 | — | #697 | 54 | |
| 1913 | — | #667 | 45 | |
| 1912 | — | #692 | 38 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #546 | 27 | |
| 1909 | — | #408 | 36 | |
| 1908 | — | #422 | 32 | |
| 1907 | — | #351 | 39 | |
| 1906 | — | #350 | 35 | |
| 1905 | — | #346 | 35 | |
| 1904 | — | #242 | 60 | |
| 1903 | — | #278 | 45 | |
| 1902 | — | #242 | 58 | |
| 1901 | — | #191 | 77 | |
| 1900 | — | #156 | 133 | |
| 1899 | — | #189 | 72 | |
| 1898 | — | #191 | 79 | |
| 1897 | — | #140 | 115 | |
| 1896 | — | #137 | 121 | |
| 1895 | — | #310 | 34 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Mckinley! It came in at #9,750, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Mckinley is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#69 · 1 in 165
- West Virginia#155 · 1 in 545
- Maine#172 · 1 in 532
- South Carolina#182 · 1 in 721
- North Dakota#198 · 1 in 560
Best ever in a state: #69 in Vermont, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #69 | 6 | 1 in 165 |
| West Virginia | #155 | 10 | 1 in 545 |
| Maine | #172 | 6 | 1 in 532 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 24 | 1 in 721 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 560 |
| Idaho | #202 | 9 | 1 in 679 |
| Kentucky | #242 | 17 | 1 in 994 |
| Utah | #257 | 16 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Alabama | #268 | 19 | 1 in 985 |
| Nebraska | #269 | 8 | 1 in 889 |
| Tennessee | #276 | 26 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Mississippi | #292 | 10 | 1 in 1,014 |
| North Carolina | #346 | 31 | 1 in 1,407 |
| Oregon | #384 | 9 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Indiana | #385 | 18 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Washington | #394 | 18 | 1 in 1,618 |
| Missouri | #403 | 15 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Arkansas | #404 | 7 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Georgia | #422 | 25 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Oklahoma | #427 | 9 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Arizona | #490 | 13 | 1 in 2,128 |
| Kansas | #501 | 6 | 1 in 1,908 |
| Colorado | #510 | 10 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Virginia | #522 | 15 | 1 in 2,276 |
| Minnesota | #554 | 9 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Ohio | #556 | 18 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Iowa | #572 | 5 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Pennsylvania | #589 | 18 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Maryland | #648 | 8 | 1 in 2,789 |
| Texas | #759 | 39 | 1 in 3,922 |
| Florida | #784 | 19 | 1 in 4,235 |
| Wisconsin | #829 | 5 | 1 in 4,155 |
| New Jersey | #933 | 7 | 1 in 4,977 |
| New York | #957 | 15 | 1 in 5,305 |
| Illinois | #987 | 9 | 1 in 5,417 |
| California | #1,259 | 21 | 1 in 8,296 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mckinley
- 28 spots since 2024 (#740 → #712)
- 158 spots since 2020 (#554 → #712)
- 333 spots since 2015 (#379 → #712)
- Biggest jump: 199 spots in 2010 (#755 → #556)
- Biggest drop: 108 spots in 2022 (#543 → #651)
- Debuted 1978
- Peaked 2014 at #379 (862 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2008–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,072 girls born in 2014 were named Mckinley (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,090 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 55.1% of all girls named Mckinley (7,219) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1997, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #9,010 (1979) | #9,380 |
| 1980s | 83 | #5,312 (1987) | #7,721 |
| 1990s | 633 | #1,315 (1999) | #3,024 |
| 2000s | 2,365 | #755 (2009) | #1,044 |
| 2010s | 7,219 | #379 (2014) | #444 |
| 2020s | 2,787 | #543 (2021) | #639 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mckinley in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,016 of them was named Mckinley, which outranked 96.8% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 27,398 of them was named Mckinley, which outranked 84.4% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,167Yisrael64
- #2,167Zacharias64
- #2,167Zyler64
- #2,190Mckinley63
- #2,190Allister63
- #2,190Aren63
- #2,190Brandt63
- #2,212Abelardo62
- #2,212Broly62
- #2,212Courtney62
Tied with 21 names at #2,190; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.