Total births
34
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.
- 34
- total births
- 1995–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that 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.
- 34 total births
- 1995–2007 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Macaleb since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.
- 34
- total births
- 1995–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Macaleb was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
10 babies were named Macaleb in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Macaleb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007
- Peak year (2003)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Macaleb by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (62% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2007. 10 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
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
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Macaleb
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Maceo Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Macaleb: Baby Name Since 1995 - 34 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/macaleb. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.