Mackinnon
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning son of the fair one; from mac Fhionghuin.
Babies a year
8
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
Mackinnon by the numbers
Mackinnon was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mackinnon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mckinnonson of the fair one6 in the US (2017)
- Mackinleyson of the fair-haired leader; variant of Mackenzie or McKinley22 in the US (2017)
- Mackinzieson of Coinneach; a feminine form of Mackenzie10 in the US (2017)
- Makonnendignified; of noble bearing6 in the US (2017)
- Mckinneyson of finny; variant of mckinney5 in the US (2017)
- Mackston5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Mackinnon, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mackinnon
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