US rank #11467 Boys' name Peak 2008 271 births

Macallister — #11467 US boys' name

271 babies named Macallister in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s1072010s1052020s30
#11467
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Macallister was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Macallister in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macallister

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Macallister between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macallister currently holds the #11467 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macallister performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Macallister shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macallister 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 271 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.

Macallister at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

271

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,467

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macallister popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20242020201520112007200319991996 5

Macallister by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 39% of Macallister's all-time total
1990s292000s1072010s1052020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macallister?
271 babies have been named Macallister since 1996. It currently ranks #11467 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Macallister most popular?
Macallister was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Macallister been used?
Macallister has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macallister?
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, 1996–2024 (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.