Recorded 1985–2011 Girls' name Peak 1997 88 births

Macall — girls' name

88 babies named Macall in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s522000s52010s8
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Macall was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Macall in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macall

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Macall between 1985 and 2011, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Macall currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macall performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Macall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macall 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 88 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.

Macall at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

88

Since 1985

27 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1985

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2011

Macall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1985

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 201120001998199719941993199119901989198819871985 6

Macall by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 59% of Macall's all-time total
1980s231990s522000s52010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macall?
88 babies have been named Macall since 1985. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Macall most popular?
Macall was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Macall been used?
Macall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 27 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Macall?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–2011 (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.