girls:
12.3k births since 1978
#1414 (75th percentile)
boys:
9.7k births since 1890
#1188 (74th percentile)
overall:
22k births since 1890
#1712 (78th percentile)
The name Mckinley is the #1,712 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 22,046 recorded births since 1890. This represents the 77.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 77.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,414 (75.3% percentile) for all time with 12,315 births since 1978. For boys, it ranks #1,188 (74.1% percentile) for all time with 9,731 births since 1890.
Mckinley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1890 (1890 for boys and 1978 for girls).
The name Mckinley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (55.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 91.1% of babies named Mckinley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for boys (93.0% boys from 1890 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (86.3% girls from 1999 to 2023).
For girls, Mckinley reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 63.0% percentile (ranked #356) with 441 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 441 births per million (ranked 63.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Mckinley ranks #531 for girls (44.0% percentile) with 262 births per million, which is 59.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Mckinley reached its peak popularity in 1896, achieving the 45.2% percentile (ranked #126) with 937 births per million. The name was most common in 1897, with 943 births per million (ranked 44.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Mckinley ranks #871 for boys (4.4% percentile) with 25 births per million, which is 2.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mckinley".
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