Total births
29
Boys' name · since 2012
Macallen
29 babies named Macallen in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 2012–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
29 boys have been named Macallen since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macallen has been recorded 29 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2022.
- 29 total births
- 2012–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 boys have been named Macallen since 2012, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 29
- total births
- 2012–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Macallen was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
7 babies were named Macallen in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Macallen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macallen splits its recorded history at 2020: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macallen at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Macallen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Macallen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Macallen's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Macallen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Macallen? ▼
Macallen has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Macallen most popular? ▼
Macallen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Macallen been used? ▼
Macallen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 11 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Macallen? ▼
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 Macallen
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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, 2012–2022 (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. "Macallen: Baby Name Since 2012 - 29 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/macallen. 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 Macallen 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.