Unisex name · since 2001
Macaiah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Macaiah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macaiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 71 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaiah has been recorded 71 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2019.
- #30,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaiah ranks #30,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macaiah's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Macaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macaiah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macaiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Macaiah popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 2008 (Macaiah as boys' name)
Macaiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Macaiah's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Macaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Macaiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2001–2019 (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 Macaiah 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.