Mckinley

#712 for girls in 2025, 393 births · #3,658 for boys in 2025, 30 births
Given to girls 57.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
2014 · 862 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,098
since 1978

Mckinley over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #379, 2014peak #137, 1896girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#712393#3,65830
2024#740381#4,32124
2023#635461#2,80545
2022#651453#2,67549
2021#543563#2,25362
2020#554536#2,19063
2019#512615#2,12967
2018#447718#2,47252
2017#437730#2,04968
2016#428759#2,06668
2015#379860#1,98373
2014#379862#1,97972
2013#391792#2,09064
2012#457682#1,77584
2011#450675#1,70387
2010#556526#1,91374
2009#755376#1,87377
2008#898309#2,18661
2007#1,019259#1,99570
2006#952274#1,75879
2005#1,050227#1,74276
2004#1,058219#1,49190
2003#1,171184#1,63077
2002#1,203169#1,33299
2001#1,187172#1,35794
2000#1,150176#1,214111
1999#1,315137#1,30393
1998#1,438119#1,32290
1997#1,78484#1,28489
1996#1,68590#1,27886
1995#2,02867#1,25686
1994#2,93540#1,28882
1993#2,99039#1,40768
1992#3,68029#1,42964
1991#6,25314#1,36868
1990#6,13114#1,50057
1989#6,53112#1,61549
1988#5,32115#1,73140
1987#5,31214#1,25960
1986#5,75712#1,51144
1985#9,3076#1,33352
1984#10,4225#1,58138
1983#10,2755#1,44843
1982#7,4698#1,56339
1981—#1,33449
1980#9,0956#1,25854
1979#9,0106#1,46441
1978#9,7505#1,48739
1977—#1,18755
1976—#1,42739
1975—#1,28045
1974—#1,83225
1973—#1,48533
1972—#1,32740
1971—#1,12753
1970—#1,46233
1969—#1,06453
1968—#1,11945
1967—#1,15042
1966—#91663
1965—#96758
1964—#88974
1963—#1,00557
1962—#96762
1961—#79392
1960—#89272
1959—#85479
1958—#81585
1957—#747101
1956—#80486
1955—#74596
1954—#699107
1953—#73196
1952—#74091
1951—#71993
1950—#652114
1949—#659109
1948—#68098
1947—#70297
1946—#72382
1945—#62992
1944—#62397
1943—#70383
1942—#65296
1941—#72373
1940—#69775
1939—#66779
1938—#66082
1937—#58497
1936—#71969
1935—#58398
1934—#67880
1933—#60194
1932—#583103
1931—#572106
1930—#579107
1929—#534119
1928—#542127
1927—#506144
1926—#548123
1925—#621102
1924—#568125
1923—#560123
1922—#537136
1921—#621105
1920—#495148
1919—#531125
1918—#585108
1917—#589102
1916—#69074
1915—#77660
1914—#69754
1913—#66745
1912—#69238
1911—#70720
1910—#54627
1909—#40836
1908—#42232
1907—#35139
1906—#35035
1905—#34635
1904—#24260
1903—#27845
1902—#24258
1901—#19177
1900—#156133
1899—#18972
1898—#19179
1897—#140115
1896—#137121
1895—#31034
1894—#43919
1893—#47915
1892—#64111
1891—#9635
1890—#8147
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First appearance
1978

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 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedNHWashington: #556 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsWAIdaho: #274 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 918 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #353 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsMNIllinois: #584 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsILWisconsin: #436 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsWIMichigan: #472 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsMINew York: #1,029 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,804 girlsNYMassachusetts: #563 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedRIOregon: #645 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,748 girlsORNevada: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedSDIowa: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsIAIndiana: #478 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsINOhio: #491 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsOHPennsylvania: #874 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,878 girlsPANew Jersey: #932 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,204 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,163 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,588 girlsCAUtah: #303 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsUTColorado: #473 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #478 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsMOKentucky: #316 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsKYWest Virginia: #168 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 547 girlsWVVirginia: #456 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedDEArizona: #469 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedNMKansas: #432 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsKSArkansas: #206 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 777 girlsARTennessee: #256 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #411 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #705 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsOKLouisiana: #524 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsLAMississippi: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 892 girlsMSAlabama: #260 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsALGeorgia: #368 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley, so not publishedHITexas: #617 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsTXFlorida: #918 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,225 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#168 · 1 in 547
  2. Arkansas#206 · 1 in 777
  3. Tennessee#256 · 1 in 1,041
  4. Alabama#260 · 1 in 1,004
  5. Mississippi#265 · 1 in 892

Best ever in a state: #69 in Vermont, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#168101 in 547
Arkansas#206141 in 777
Tennessee#256301 in 1,041
Alabama#260191 in 1,004
Mississippi#265111 in 892
Idaho#27471 in 918
Utah#303141 in 1,209
Kentucky#316141 in 1,216
Iowa#34391 in 1,299
Minnesota#353161 in 1,393
Georgia#368301 in 1,510
Nevada#38171 in 1,393
South Carolina#396121 in 1,477
North Carolina#411261 in 1,734
Kansas#43271 in 1,654
Wisconsin#436121 in 1,790
Virginia#456181 in 1,921
Arizona#469141 in 1,981
Michigan#472191 in 2,018
Colorado#473111 in 2,012
Indiana#478141 in 2,027
Missouri#478121 in 2,061
Ohio#491221 in 2,209
Louisiana#52491 in 2,067
Washington#556121 in 2,460
Massachusetts#56391 in 2,762
Illinois#584181 in 2,689
Texas#617521 in 2,990
Oregon#64551 in 2,748
Oklahoma#70551 in 2,974
Pennsylvania#874101 in 4,878
Florida#918161 in 5,225
New Jersey#93271 in 5,204
New York#1,029141 in 5,804
California#1,163231 in 7,588
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1978
  • Peaked 2014 at #379 (862 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,072
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 55.1% of all girls named Mckinley (7,219) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly boys until 1997, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s11#9,010 (1979)#9,380
1980s83#5,312 (1987)#7,721
1990s633#1,315 (1999)#3,024
2000s2,365#755 (2009)#1,044
2010s7,219#379 (2014)#444
2020s2,787#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 2021

girls
#543
563 births · 1 in 2,914 girls
boys
#2,253
62 births · 1 in 28,217 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #543Mckinley563

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #2,253Mckinley62
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,914 of them was named Mckinley, which outranked 96.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckinley
  1. #540Mara568
  2. #541Maryam565
  3. #542Dior564
  4. #543Mckinley563
  5. #543Virginia563
  6. #545Opal562
  7. #546Amalia559
  8. #547Elora558

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 28,217 of them was named Mckinley, which outranked 84.0% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mckinley
  1. #2,225Nilan63
  2. #2,225Nyjah63
  3. #2,225Raleigh63
  4. #2,253Mckinley62
  5. #2,253Adriano62
  6. #2,253Amaru62
  7. #2,253Athan62
  8. #2,277Alastair61
  9. #2,277Aman61
  10. #2,277Austyn61

Tied with 23 names at #2,253; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →