Mackey
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning son of kenneth; a diminutive of Mackenzie.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Mackey by the numbers
Mackey was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 1950, making it a 1950s name.
Other names that come from Mackenzie
Like Mackey, each of these traces back to Mackenzie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Mckenzieson of Kenneth; a form of Mackenzie1,665 in the US (2017)
- Makenzieson of the wise leader; a form of Mackenzie1,096 in the US (2017)
- Kenziefair one; a form of Mackenzie840 in the US (2017)
- Mackson of; a form of Mackenzie or similar patronymic430 in the US (2017)
- Kenzifair one; a form of Mackenzie137 in the US (2017)
- Makenzifair one; a form of Mackenzie65 in the US (2017)
- Kensiefair one; a form of Mackenzie49 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mackey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mickeywho is like God; form of Michael107 in the US (2017)
- Markeydedicated to mars; a form of Mark7 in the US (2017)
- Mackayson of macay; scottish surname used as given name6 in the US (2017)
- Marleypleasant lake or fen clearing395 in England and Wales (2025)
- Macsengreat; a form of Maximus141 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikeywho is like God; a form of Michael34 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mackey
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