Is Mckay a boy or girl name?
Mckay is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 31 boys were named Mckay, so 18.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.7% of the 2,625 US babies named Mckay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,648
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,954
- Babies named Mckay since 1917
- 2,625
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 111 babies
Boys and girls named Mckay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 177 | 14 | 7.3% |
| 1990s | 613 | 121 | 16.5% |
| 2000s | 647 | 101 | 13.5% |
| 2010s | 537 | 80 | 13% |
| 2020s | 191 | 44 | 18.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,648 | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,595 | 12 | #8,786 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,896 | 11 | #9,434 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,682 | 9 | #10,823 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,178 | 5 | #16,679 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,790 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,690 | 5 | #17,310 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,492 | 7 | #13,615 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,357 | 6 | #15,572 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,839 | 11 | #9,929 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,335 | 8 | #12,694 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,105 | 9 | #11,644 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,283 | 9 | #11,913 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,031 | 14 | #8,475 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,949 | 11 | #10,238 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,340 | 5 | #19,204 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,368 | 7 | #14,857 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,011 | 8 | #13,482 |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,961 | 6 | #16,452 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,156 | 13 | #8,681 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,872 | 14 | #8,093 |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,864 | 7 | #13,355 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,632 | 17 | #6,587 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,654 | 13 | #8,040 |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,736 | 11 | #8,955 |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,541 | 21 | #5,147 |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,615 | 15 | #6,591 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,462 | 16 | #6,072 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,312 | 13 | #6,999 |
| 1995 | 96 | #1,184 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1994 | 68 | #1,431 | 15 | #6,207 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,676 | 8 | #10,216 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,769 | 10 | #8,502 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,445 | 8 | #9,904 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,302 | 9 | #8,145 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,857 | 5 | #11,607 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,760 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,444 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,488 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,023 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,592 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,696 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,749 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mckay reached #1,184 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #5,147 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mckay
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.