Given name
Mackinley
“the son of the white warrior”
Mackinley is used as a given name. One interpretation is “the son of the white warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the son of the white warrior.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mackinley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 787
- 356 boys · 431 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,153 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,153 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 619 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mackinley’s family of names
Mackinley has a related form in McKinley. Mackinley has a related form in MacKinlay. Mackinley has a related form in Mackinlie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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