Boys' name · since 1995

Macaleb

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Macaleb, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,960 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

34 boys have been named Macaleb since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Macaleb has 34 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2007.

  • #24,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 34 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaleb ranks #24,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,960 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Macaleb's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Macaleb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Macaleb's full recorded timeline at 2002, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Macaleb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 19951999200220032007 5

Macaleb by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 62% of the file).

2000s was Macaleb's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Macaleb births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macaleb? ▼
Macaleb has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,960 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 10 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Macaleb sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaleb ranks #24,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Macaleb most popular? ▼
Macaleb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Macaleb been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Macaleb since 1995 -- 13 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Macaleb? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Macaleb

Nearby Names Like Macaleb

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Macaleb

Mack Boy
#463 42,720 births
Mac Boy
#696 11,397 births
Mackenzie Boy
#1671 7,861 births
Maceo Boy
#2185 3,195 births
Macario Boy
#3665 2,824 births

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Cromwell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Macaleb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2007 (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 Macaleb 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.