Declining since 2016, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Mckenleigh since 2008
Babies named Mckenleigh per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 124 |
| 2020s | 43 |
Meaning & origin
Mckenleigh is a modern feminine name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008. It reached its peak popularity in 2015, ranking 13,208th in the most recent data (2023), with approximately 1 in 267,878 newborn girls receiving the name. Since 2016, its usage has steadily declined, reflecting a cooling of the surname-inspired naming trend that fueled its brief popularity. The name combines the Scottish patronymic prefix 'Mc-' with familiar elements like 'Ken' and 'leigh', a structure seen in many contemporary invented names. While it has never been a common choice, Mckenleigh fits a pattern of feminized surnames that emerged in the early 2000s, alongside names such as McKenna and Mackenzie.
Mckenleigh is a modern coinage, formed by taking the Scottish or Irish patronymic prefix 'Mc-' (meaning 'son of') and attaching it to the popular name elements 'Ken' and 'leigh' (a variant of 'lee', meaning 'meadow'). The name first appeared in U.S. records in 2008, reflecting a trend of creating distinctive feminine names by combining surname prefixes with nature or place suffixes.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ken, Kenna, Leigh, Mack
Variants: Mckinleigh, McKenleigh, Mackenzie
Sibling names for Mckenleigh
Names that share Mckenleigh's style, for a brother or sister.
