How Many People Are Named Mckinley?
people named Mckinley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 18,942 people in the US has this name
Based on 22,884 babies named Mckinley in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
934 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mckinley, 72.1% were girls and 28% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mckinley rose from 0% in the 1890s to 91.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mckinley alive today is about 20 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mckinley first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 2014, to 934 babies. In 2025, 423 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mckinley has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #379, in 2014 to 2015. In 2025 it ranked #714. Among boys, its best rank was #137, in 1896.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #714 | #3,720 |
| Best rank | #379 (2014 to 2015) | #137 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #434 in the 2010s | #553 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mckinley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mckinley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,318 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mckinley was given 4.9 times as often in Mississippi, 3.2 times in Alaska and 3 times in Utah.
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