US rank #6077 Boys' name Peak 2021 236 births

Macai — #6077 US boys' name

236 babies named Macai in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s1372020s68
#6077
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Macai was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

19 babies were named Macai in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macai

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Macai between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macai currently holds the #6077 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Macai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 236 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Macai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

236

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2021

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,077

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Macai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
137 births that decade — 58% of Macai's all-time total
2000s312010s1372020s68

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macai?
236 babies have been named Macai since 2002. It currently ranks #6077 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 19 births.
When was Macai most popular?
Macai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Macai been used?
Macai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mack, Mac, Mackenzie, Maceo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.