Mckinley
Pronounced M AH0 K IH1 N L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2014
- 47 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Mckinley?
Mckinley is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1978. It has been given to 23,230 children — the 1,213th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 869 children were given it.
Mackinley is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 44% of children named Mckinley are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Mckinley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Mackinley
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AH0 K IH1 N L IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mckinley
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mckinley
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mckinley?
- Mckinley ranks 1,213th among girls' names in US records, with 23,230 births since 1978. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,261.
- Is Mckinley a unisex name?
- Yes. About 44% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Mckinley most popular?
- 2014, when 869 children were given the name. It has been in use for 47 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Mckinley spelled?
- Mackinley. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.