Gender: Mostly Girl
Meaning: Son of the fair hero, learned ruler
Origin: Irish/Scottish
Popularity: Ranked #742 in 2024 with 378 babies born.
History: McKinley surged in the 2010s-2020s as a presidential surname-name. Mount McKinley (now Denali) was the tallest peak in North America. President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. The name carries both mountain grandeur and political history. McKinley means American landscapes and American leadership.
Name length: 8 letters
How common is Mckinley? About 1 in 8,280 babies born in 2024 were named Mckinley, or roughly 1.1 per day in the United States.
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