Mckinley

“From the Scottish surname McKinley — son of Fionnlagh, 'fair-haired hero'” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #714 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Mckinley's best rank, #379, came in 2014; it has settled back to #714 today. Roughly 13,000 girls have been named Mckinley since 1978.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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