Mckinley Girl
How popular is Mckinley?
#712 girl name in 2025
393 baby girls were named Mckinley in the US in 2025, making it the 712th most popular girl name. Another 30 boys got the name (#3,657 for boys).
Mckinley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #712 for girls (▲ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 393 girls, 30 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #379 in 2015, #554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (862 girls) |
| Highest rank | #379 in 2014 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 9% boys, 91% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mckinley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mckinley family of names ranked #587 for girls in 2025 (#600 the year before), with 478 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mckinley | 393 | 82% |
| Mckinlee | 41 | 9% |
| Mckynlee | 16 | 3% |
| Mckinleigh | 16 | 3% |
| Mckinnley | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mckinley is most popular
Babies named Mckinley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.3 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Alabama: 0.8 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.7 per 1,000 (60 girls)
Mckinley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #9,008 |
| 1980s | 83 | #5,307 |
| 1990s | 633 | #1,313 |
| 2000s | 2,365 | #755 |
| 2010s | 7,219 | #379 |
| 2020s | 2,787 | #543 |
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Questions
- Is Mckinley a boy or girl name?
- Mckinley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Mckinley were girls.
- How popular is the name Mckinley?
- 393 baby girls were named Mckinley in the US in 2025, making it the 712th most popular girl name. Another 30 boys got the name (#3,657 for boys).
- When was Mckinley most popular?
- Mckinley peaked in 2014, when 862 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #379, held for 2 years starting in 2014.
- How many people are named Mckinley?
- 22,884 babies have been named Mckinley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,145 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Mckinley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mckinley was most common in West Virginia, at 1.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.