Mckay is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1995 and has grown less common since.
Mckay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,629 among boys (31) and #10,619 among girls (9) — overall #6,578 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | #10,619 | #3,629 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #12,996 | #3,660 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | #8,800 | #3,600 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | #9,441 | #2,900 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | #10,831 | #2,682 |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | #16,690 | #3,180 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,791 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | #17,317 | #2,692 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #13,621 | #3,494 |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #15,576 | #2,357 |
| 2015 | 53 | 53 | #9,930 | #2,841 |
| 2014 | 64 | 64 | #12,695 | #2,335 |
| 2013 | 73 | 73 | #11,646 | #2,105 |
| 2012 | 66 | 66 | #11,914 | #2,284 |
| 2011 | 81 | 81 | #8,478 | #2,031 |
| 2010 | 83 | 83 | #10,240 | #1,949 |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | #19,206 | #2,340 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | #14,858 | #2,368 |
| 2007 | 78 | 78 | #13,483 | #2,011 |
| 2006 | 75 | 75 | #16,452 | #1,961 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | #8,681 | #2,156 |
| 2004 | 80 | 80 | #8,093 | #1,872 |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #13,356 | #1,864 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | #6,587 | #1,632 |
| 2001 | 84 | 84 | #8,040 | #1,654 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | #8,955 | #1,736 |
| 1999 | 94 | 94 | #5,148 | #1,541 |
| 1998 | 80 | 80 | #6,591 | #1,615 |
| 1997 | 90 | — | #6,072 | #1,462 |
| 1996 | 97 | — | #7,001 | #1,312 |
| 1995 | 111 | — | #6,159 | #1,184 |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #6,207 | #1,431 |
| 1993 | 61 | — | #10,216 | #1,676 |
| 1992 | 58 | — | #8,503 | #1,770 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #9,904 | #2,445 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | — | #2,837 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | — | #2,188 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #8,145 | #3,302 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | — | #2,910 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,390 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | — | #2,870 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #11,608 | #3,857 |
| 1981 | 15 | — | — | #2,984 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | — | #3,759 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | — | #3,109 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #3,022 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | — | #4,444 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,636 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,585 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,488 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | — | #2,988 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,023 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,592 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,696 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,749 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,827 |