Total births
10
Boys' name · since 1942
Macarther
10 babies named Macarther in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1942–1942
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Macarther is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1942.
Macarther has 10 recorded births among boys since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1942.
- 10 total births
- 1942–1942 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
10 boys have been named Macarther since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1942.
- 10
- total births
- 1942–1942
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Macarther was born in this single decade.
1942
Single peak year
10 babies were named Macarther in 1942 - its busiest year on record.
Macarther at a glance
Last recorded 1942Peak year
1942
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1942
Macarther popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1942
- Peak year (1942)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Macarther by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Macarther's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Macarther births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Macarther? ▼
Macarther has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1942, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1942. 10 babies were born in 1942, its single highest year.
When was Macarther most popular? ▼
Macarther was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Macarther been used? ▼
Records for Macarther go back to 1942, giving 1 year of history through 1942.
What names are similar to Macarther? ▼
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 Macarther
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Macarther
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Maceo Boy
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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, 1942–1942 (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. "Macarther: Baby Name Since 1942 - 10 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/macarther. 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 Macarther 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.