How Many People Are Named Mackey?
An estimated 410 people in the United States have the first name Mackey. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Mackey peaked in popularity in 1950 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mackey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mackey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
410
About 1 in 835,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1950
24 births
Total Registered
613
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mackey
Mackey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 613 total births registered, 99.0% were male.
Mackey as a male name
Ranked #8,687 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1950 (24 births)
Mackey as a female name
Ranked #14,560 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (6 births)
Mackey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mackey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 135 babies were registered. Mackey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mackey by Decade
How has Mackey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mackey by State
Mackey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mackey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mackey
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Mackey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mackey?
We estimate approximately 410 people named Mackey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 835,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Mackey a common name?
Mackey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 613 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mackey most popular?
Mackey reached peak popularity in 1950, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mackey is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mackey a male name?
Mackey is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mackey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mackey Smith, Mackey Johnson, Mackey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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