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Mckinley

Mckinley holds the #712 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 393 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #554 in 2020 to #712 today. Its strongest year on record was 2014 (#379 nationally, 862 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1978. The name's biggest fan base is in Idaho (#221 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#712
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#379
in 2014 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
393
girls named Mckinley

Mckinley popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.026%0.039%0.052%18801900192019401960198020002020#379 in 2014
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2014

Where Mckinley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: #221 (10 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)ID#221Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025ND—Minnesota: #377 (14 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MN#377Wisconsin: #484 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#484Michigan: #457 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#457New York: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025RI—Oregon: #320 (11 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OR#320Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025SD—Iowa: #354 (9 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IA#354Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025IL—Indiana: #511 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IN#511Ohio: #504 (21 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#504Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025CT—California: #1651 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1651Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #418 (14 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MO#418Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: #376 (8 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AR#376Tennessee: #409 (19 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TN#409North Carolina: #405 (27 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NC#405South Carolina: #560 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#560District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: #534 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)LA#534Mississippi: #384 (7 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MS#384Alabama: #481 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#481Georgia: #431 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#431Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mckinley in 2025HI—Texas: #762 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#762Florida: #1112 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1112
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Idaho (#221), Oregon (#320), Mississippi (#384)

Uniqueness score

46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mckinley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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