Mckay
Mckay was the 3629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1184th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 788 places. More babies were named Mckay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,629 boys, down 449 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 21% girls, 79% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199596 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,665babies recorded
Mckay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,619 | #3,629 | 9 | 31 |
| 2020 | #16,690 | #3,180 | 5 | 36 |
| 2010 | #10,240 | #1,949 | 11 | 72 |
| 2000 | #8,955 | #1,736 | 11 | 65 |
| 1990 | — | #2,837 | — | 23 |
| 1980 | — | #3,759 | — | 11 |
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How popular is Mckay, counting every spelling?
Mckay is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckay | 31 | #3,629 | 186 |
| Mkai | 12 | #7,059 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mckay?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mckay (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mckay born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mckay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mckay?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Mckay are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 13 and 30. That makes Mckay mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mckay by state
How common Mckay was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (48.6×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mckay: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mckay, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mckay
How popular is the name Mckay?
Mckay was the 3629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1184th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 788 places. More babies were named Mckay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mckay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 21% girls, 79% boys given the name Mckay in the US.
Where is Mckay most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mckay was most common in Utah (1.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Idaho.