US rank #3367 Boys' name Peak 2022 424 births

Macallan — #3367 US boys' name

424 babies named Macallan in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s582010s1782020s178
#3367
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Macallan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

38 babies were named Macallan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macallan

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Macallan between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macallan currently holds the #3367 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macallan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Macallan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Macallan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macallan 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 424 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.

Macallan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

424

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2022

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,367

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macallan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
38
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620001998 5

Macallan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2016 (Macallan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2016 5

Macallan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
178 births that decade — 42% of Macallan's all-time total
1990s102000s582010s1782020s178

Macallan by state

Where Macallan concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Macallan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 5.2%
#2 Illinois
5 1.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 1.2%
California share of Macallan's total US births 5.2%
Even split

22 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macallan?
424 babies have been named Macallan since 1998. It currently ranks #3367 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 38 births.
When was Macallan most popular?
Macallan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Macallan most popular?
The top states for the name Macallan are California (22 births), Illinois (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Macallan been used?
Macallan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macallan?
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, 1998–2024 (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.