US rank #3390 Boys' name Peak 2006 2,794 births

Macario — #3390 US boys' name

2,794 babies named Macario in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3390
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Macario was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

50 babies were named Macario in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macario

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,794 babies named Macario between 1903 and 2024, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macario currently holds the #3390 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macario performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Macario shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,048 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Macario in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macario 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 2,794 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.

Macario at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,794

Since 1903

122 years of records

Peak year

2006

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,390

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1903

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2024

Macario popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1903

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
50
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
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Macario by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
349 births that decade — 12% of Macario's all-time total
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Macario by state

Where Macario concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Macario
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,048 37.5%
#2 California
463 16.6%
#3 New Mexico
27 1.0%
#4 Arizona
16 0.6%
#5 Florida
10 0.4%
#6 Georgia
5 0.2%
#7 Michigan
5 0.2%
Texas share of Macario's total US births 37.5%
Even split

1,048 of 2,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macario?
2,794 babies have been named Macario since 1903. It currently ranks #3390 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 50 births.
When was Macario most popular?
Macario was most popular in the 2010s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Macario most popular?
The top states for the name Macario are Texas (1,048 births), California (463 births), New Mexico (27 births).
How long has the name Macario been used?
Macario has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 122 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Macario?
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, 1903–2024 (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.