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Mckinley
OriginScottish
Meaning"son of the fair hero"
US Rank#714
Top 1000
About Mckinley
Presidential name that makes a fresh substitute for MacKenzie or McKenna. Possible spelling variations include MacKinley, MacKinlee, Makinleigh ad almost infinitum. McKinley is one of the Scottish names for girls that can work equally well for boys.
Pronounced muk-KIN-lee.
As of October 2026, Mckinley ranked #714 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #379 in 2015.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #379 | 862 | 482.5 |
| 2015 | #379 | 860 | 481.8 |
| 2016 | #428 | 759 | 428.3 |
| 2017 | #438 | 729 | 422.3 |
| 2018 | #447 | 718 | 422.1 |
| 2019 | #513 | 615 | 366.4 |
| 2020 | #555 | 536 | 331.6 |
| 2021 | #543 | 563 | 343.1 |
| 2022 | #654 | 453 | 276.2 |
| 2023 | #636 | 460 | 286.7 |
| 2024 | #742 | 378 | 233.3 |
| 2025 | #714 | 393 | 244.5 |
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