Mccartney comes from the Celtic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning Son of Artan.
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How popular is Mccartney?
2008peak year
The name Mccartney reached its peak in 2008, with 23 registrations (ranked #6069). It had only entered records 13 years earlier, in 1995. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10452) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Mccartney has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 432 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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