Is Mackey a boy or girl name?

Mackey is a boy’s name. Of the 618 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Mackey

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Mackey was most popular in 1950, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,266 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 618 people named Mackey.

Mackey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mackey’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mackey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mackey is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 618 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org