Girls' name · since 1995
Macalah
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Macalah, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Macalah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macalah has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2005.
- #37,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macalah ranks #37,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Macalah's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Macalah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Macalah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Macalah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2005
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Macalah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Macalah's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Macalah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Macalah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- 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 Macalah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1995–2005 (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 Macalah 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.