Declining since 2010, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Mckaylee since 1992
Babies named Mckaylee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 128 |
| 2000s | 245 |
| 2010s | 176 |
| 2020s | 42 |
Meaning & origin
Mckaylee is a modern creation, first appearing in U.S. birth records in 1992. It reached its highest popularity in 2009, ranking among the top 15,000 names with a 1-in-321,453 frequency in 2025. The name has been on a declining trajectory since 2010, reflecting the ebb and flow of surname-inspired feminine names. Mckaylee exemplifies the trend of adopting Irish surnames and adding the -lee suffix, a pattern that produced many similar names in the 2000s and 2010s.
Mckaylee is a modern coinage, blending the surname McKay (an Anglicized form of Mac Aodha, meaning 'son of Aodh' or 'fire') with the fashionable suffix -lee. The name first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992 and saw a peak in usage around 2009, reflecting the trend of creating feminine names from surnames and adding -lee or -ley endings.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mckay, Kaylee, Lee, Mac
Variants: McKaylee, Mckayleigh, Mckayley, Makaylee
Sibling names for Mckaylee
Names that share Mckaylee's style, for a brother or sister.
