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Mckay

/məˈkeɪ/ · 86% boys · 40 born in 2025

Mckay has been given to about 2,665 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/məˈkeɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,508
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mckay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 111
  • Born in 202540
  • All time2,665

How popular is Mckay?

Its best year was 1995, when 111 babies were given the name, ranking 1184th. The typical living American called Mckay is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Mckay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clay0.65
  2. Ray0.60
  3. Jay0.60
  4. Murray0.60
  5. Makai0.61
  6. Shay0.60
  7. Gray0.60
  8. Mccoy0.57

Middle names for Mckay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mckay Thomas0.74
  2. Mckay Cole0.73
  3. Mckay Wilder0.72
  4. Mckay James0.71
  5. Mckay Miles0.59
  6. Mckay John0.55

Sibling names for Mckay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.89
  2. Tracebrother · 0.88
  3. Hanasister · 0.88
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.88
  5. Thaliasister · 0.88
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.87

Where Mckay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.05%
  2. Idaho0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mckay Evans0.73
  2. Mckay Edwards0.73
  3. Mckay Anderson0.70
  4. Mckay Allen0.70
  5. Mckay Adams0.70
  6. Mckay Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mckay

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mckay across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.