US rank #3906 Girls' name Peak 2024 303 births

Macarena — #3906 US girls' name

303 babies named Macarena in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s101990s402000s562010s322020s148
#3906
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Macarena was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

38 babies were named Macarena in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macarena

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Macarena between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Macarena currently holds the #3906 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macarena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Macarena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Macarena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macarena 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 303 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.

Macarena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

303

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2024

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,906

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macarena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
38
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 202420212018200720031997199419751971 5

Macarena by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
148 births that decade — 49% of Macarena's all-time total
1970s171980s101990s402000s562010s322020s148

Macarena by state

Where Macarena concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Macarena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
54 17.8%
#2 Texas
37 12.2%
Florida share of Macarena's total US births 17.8%
Even split

54 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macarena?
303 babies have been named Macarena since 1971. It currently ranks #3906 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 38 births.
When was Macarena most popular?
Macarena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Macarena most popular?
The top states for the name Macarena are Florida (54 births), Texas (37 births).
How long has the name Macarena been used?
Macarena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macarena?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.