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Mckinley
As a gender-neutral name, Mckinley traces back to Scottish Gaelic, where it is understood to mean "Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. The name's best year yet was 2015.
Scottish GaelicScottish Gaelic "Mac Fhionnlaigh"
EtymologyMeaning "son of Finlay" (fair warrior)
Births by decade
1900s
550
1910s
653
1920s
1,252
1930s
915
1940s
902
1950s
949
1960s
617
1970s
414
1980s
548
1990s
1,416
2000s
3,195
2010s
6,455
Peaked in the 2010s · 17,866 total U.S. births since 1900