Mackinsey comes from the Celtic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning "Son of Kenneth, fair leader.".
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How popular is Mackinsey?
2008peak year
Today, Mackinsey is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #17428), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2008, 17 babies were given the name (ranked #7609 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 195 babies have been registered as Mackinsey since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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