Unisex name · since 1990
Macaulay
Macaulay has 267 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
267 babies have been named Macaulay since 1990, making it today's #5493 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaulay has been recorded 267 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #5493 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #11,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,493 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macaulay ranks #11,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,493 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 267 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,493 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Macaulay's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Macaulay compares
267 43rd percentile among 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
Macaulay's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macaulay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Macaulay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macaulay's full recorded timeline at 2009, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macaulay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Macaulay popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1991 (Macaulay as girls' name)
Macaulay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (128 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Macaulay's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Macaulay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 128 births (48% of all-time use).
Macaulay by state
Where Macaulay concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.9% |
6 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Macaulay's data
- Macaulay's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Macaulays (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Macaulay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Macaulay 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.