Is Mckay a boy or girl name?

Mckay is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.9% were girls and 86.2% were boys.

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Mckay

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Mckay was most popular in 1995, when 111 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,469 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,665 people named Mckay.

Mckay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mckay’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mckay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mckay is mostly a boy’s name — 13.9% of the 2,665 Americans given it were girls and 86.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Mckay

Where Mckay is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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