US rank #11506 Boys' name Peak 2003 96 births

Macalister — #11506 US boys' name

96 babies named Macalister in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s462010s252020s17
#11506
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Macalister was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Macalister in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macalister

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Macalister between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macalister currently holds the #11506 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macalister performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Macalister shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macalister in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Macalister at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

96

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,506

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macalister popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20242021201720112008200420011999 8

Macalister by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 48% of Macalister's all-time total
1990s82000s462010s252020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macalister?
96 babies have been named Macalister since 1999. It currently ranks #11506 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Macalister most popular?
Macalister was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Macalister been used?
Macalister has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macalister?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.