unisex name
Mckenley
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 348
Mckenley is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 88% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Mckenley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 91 |
| 2010s | 188 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Mckenley?
In 2025, Mckenley was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mckenley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mckenley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mckenley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mckenley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mckenley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mckenley
How popular is the name Mckenley?
In 2025, Mckenley was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mckenley a girl's or a boy's name?
Mckenley is used for both girls and boys. About 88% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Mckenley most popular?
Mckenley peaked in 2010, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mckenley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mckenley currently ranks #12,035 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.