Macaulay vs Mac

Side-by-side comparison of Macaulay and Mac — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Macaulay

Boy name · Rank #7411

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Name B

Mac

Boy name · Rank #695

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Metric Macaulay Mac
Current Rank #7411 #695
Total Births (all years) 249 11,005
Peak Year 1992 2022
Peak Year Births 36 465
Peak Decade 1990ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1990 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Macaulay Mac
1880ss — 45
1890ss — 53
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 499
1920ss — 679
1930ss — 750
1940ss — 1,627
1950ss — 929
1960ss — 542
1970ss — 647
1980ss — 383
1990ss 128 421
2000ss 34 705
2010ss 30 1,691
2020ss 57 1,906

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Macaulay Mac
2014 — 163
2015 5 177
2016 — 174
2017 — 185
2018 6 206
2019 9 254
2020 8 237
2021 8 400
2022 16 465
2023 14 417
2024 11 387

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1990–2024.

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