Mackey is a rare variant of Mack that peaked in 1950 and has grown less common since.
Mackey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,183 for boy births in the United States (and #27,097 across all names), given to 5 babies. Mackey first appears in 1919 and peaked in 1950 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,183 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,725 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,140 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #14,567 | #10,380 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,413 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,369 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,562 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,463 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,344 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,814 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,155 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,026 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,633 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,881 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,054 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,994 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,727 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,687 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,912 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,973 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,792 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,163 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,512 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,729 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,931 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,225 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,815 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | — | #3,772 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,146 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,783 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,640 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,535 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,757 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,460 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,752 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,334 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,695 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,679 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,079 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | — | #1,985 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,207 |
| 1950 | 24 | — | — | #1,521 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,560 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | — | #2,286 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | — | #1,831 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,046 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,587 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,145 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,128 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,581 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,397 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,964 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,271 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,981 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #4,029 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,593 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,798 |