How Many People Are Named Mackay?
people named Mackay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,166,501 people in the US has this name
Based on 297 babies named Mackay in Social Security records from 1991 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mackay, 7.1% were girls and 92.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mackay alive today is about 17 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mackay first appears in the records in 1991 and was given most often in 1996, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1991 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Mackay has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,150, in 1997.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,150 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,505 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mackay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mackay were born in Utah than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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