Mckinlee
Mckinlee was the 3689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1944th; the most babies were born in 2014 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,417 places. More babies were named Mckinlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mckinley) son of the fair warrior (Scottish surname) · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,689 girls, down 1,691 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,582babies recorded
What does the name Mckinlee mean?
Mckinlee is a spelling of Mckinley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mckinley's meaning and origin.
Mckinley is a spelling of McKinley, a Scottish surname that Wiktionary derives from Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaoich, son of Fionnlaoch, a name meaning fair warrior (as in Finlay). Wiktionary notes that the boys' name was briefly popular while William McKinley was president (1897 to 1901) and that its use for girls is modern. In the US the Mckinley spelling appears for boys from 1890 and for girls from the late 1970s.
Mac Fhionnlaoich (Scottish Gaelic, “son of Fionnlaoch”)Fionnlagh (Scottish Gaelic, “fair warrior”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; not checked against a surname dictionary.
Related names: McKinley, Kinley, Finlay, Kenley.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mckinley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'McKinley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Finlay' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Mckinlee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,689 | 41 |
| 2020 | #1,998 | 94 |
| 2010 | #2,745 | 65 |
| 2000 | #5,437 | 21 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mckinlee, counting every spelling?
Mckinlee is a spelling of Mckinley, a name family that ranked #617 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,689 for Mckinlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 475 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinley | 393 | #714 | 2,251 |
| Mckinlee | 41 | #3,689 | 278 |
| Mackinley | 13 | #8,153 | 91 |
| Mckynlee | 16 | #7,030 | 79 |
| Mckinnley | 12 | #8,684 | 62 |
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 Mckinlee?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mckinlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mckinlee 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mckinlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mckinlee?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Mckinlee are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Mckinlee a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Mckinlee by state
How common Mckinlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls 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 Mckinlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mckinlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mckinlee
What does Mckinlee mean?
Mckinlee is a spelling of Mckinley, which means “son of the fair warrior (Scottish surname)” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mckinlee?
Mckinlee was the 3689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1944th; the most babies were born in 2014 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,417 places. More babies were named Mckinlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mckinlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mckinlee in the US.
Where is Mckinlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mckinlee was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Washington.