Boys' name · since 2002
Macai
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Macai, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macai is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 236 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macai has been recorded 236 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #12,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 236 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macai ranks #12,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 236
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macai's 236 recorded births place it above 73.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Macai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macai's full recorded timeline at 2015, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Macai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Macai's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Macai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Macai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Macai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Macai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.