Boys' name · since 1903
Macario
Macario has 2,824 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,824
- born since 1903
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Macario is the #3665 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,824 recorded since 1903.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macario has been recorded 2,824 times among boys since 1903, currently ranked #3665 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #2,650 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,665 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,824 born since 1903
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macario ranks #2,650 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,665 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,824 born since 1903, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,665 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,824
- born since 1903
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macario's 2,824 recorded births place it above 94.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Macario compares
2,824 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Macario's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macario | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,824 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Macario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macario's full recorded timeline at 1969, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Macario by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (349 births, 12% of the file).
2010s was Macario's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Macario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
252 births
- 1930s
1930s
232 births
- 1940s
1940s
210 births
- 1950s
1950s
192 births
- 1960s
1960s
183 births
- 1970s
1970s
240 births
- 1980s
1980s
265 births
- 1990s
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 349 births (12% of all-time use).
How Macario compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Macario's total volume
Macario by state
Where Macario concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,048 | 37.1% |
| #2 | California | | 463 | 16.4% |
| #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% |
1,048 of 2,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Macario's data
- Macario's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Macarios (1,048 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Macario 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 August 2026.