Is Mckinley a boy or girl name?
Mckinley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 378 girls and 24 boys were named Mckinley, so 94% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 56.6% of the 22,456 US babies named Mckinley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,380
- Girl rank, 2024
- #742
- Babies named Mckinley since 1890
- 22,456
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 934 babies
Boys and girls named Mckinley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 478 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 550 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 915 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 902 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 948 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 618 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 403 | 11 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 468 | 83 | 15.1% |
| 1990s | 783 | 633 | 44.7% |
| 2000s | 834 | 2,365 | 73.9% |
| 2010s | 709 | 7,218 | 91.1% |
| 2020s | 243 | 2,390 | 90.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,380 | 378 | #742 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,827 | 460 | #636 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,700 | 453 | #654 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,269 | 563 | #543 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,201 | 536 | #555 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,141 | 615 | #513 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,498 | 718 | #447 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2,062 | 729 | #438 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,079 | 759 | #428 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,993 | 860 | #379 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,991 | 862 | #379 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,106 | 792 | #392 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,781 | 682 | #458 |
| 2011 | 87 | #1,714 | 675 | #450 |
| 2010 | 74 | #1,921 | 526 | #556 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,881 | 376 | #759 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,201 | 309 | #900 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,012 | 259 | #1,023 |
| 2006 | 79 | #1,763 | 274 | #953 |
| 2005 | 76 | #1,748 | 227 | #1,052 |
| 2004 | 90 | #1,499 | 219 | #1,058 |
| 2003 | 77 | #1,640 | 184 | #1,176 |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,340 | 169 | #1,203 |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,362 | 172 | #1,191 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,218 | 176 | #1,153 |
| 1999 | 93 | #1,306 | 137 | #1,319 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,332 | 119 | #1,441 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,291 | 84 | #1,796 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,287 | 90 | #1,698 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,265 | 67 | #2,042 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,292 | 40 | #2,975 |
| 1993 | 68 | #1,414 | 39 | #3,026 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,447 | 29 | #3,745 |
| 1991 | 68 | #1,378 | 14 | #6,470 |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,510 | 14 | #6,341 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,631 | 12 | #6,803 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,758 | 15 | #5,498 |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,266 | 14 | #5,490 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,527 | 12 | #6,014 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,342 | 6 | #10,161 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,596 | 5 | #11,515 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,462 | 5 | #11,334 |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,582 | 8 | #7,935 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,266 | 6 | #9,864 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,480 | 6 | #9,714 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,496 | 5 | #10,782 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 63 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 58 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 74 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 62 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 92 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 72 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 79 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 85 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 101 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 86 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 96 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 107 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 96 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 91 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 93 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 114 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 109 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 98 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 97 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 82 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 92 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 97 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 83 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 96 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 73 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 75 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 79 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 82 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 97 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 69 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 98 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 80 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 94 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 103 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 106 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 107 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 119 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 127 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 144 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 123 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 102 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 125 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 123 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 136 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 105 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 148 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 125 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 108 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 102 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 74 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 60 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 54 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 45 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 38 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 20 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 27 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 36 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 32 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 39 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 35 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 35 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 60 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 45 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 58 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 77 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 133 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 72 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 79 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 115 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 121 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 34 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #853 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mckinley reached #137 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #379 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mckinley
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.