Recorded 2001–2013 Unisex name Peak 2005 56 births

Macayle — unisex name

56 babies named Macayle in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Macayle was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Macayle in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macayle

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Macayle between 2001 and 2013, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Macayle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Macayle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macayle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Macayle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macayle 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 56 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.

Macayle at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

56

Since 2001

13 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2001

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2013

Macayle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2001

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Macayle popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2011 (Macayle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2011 5

Macayle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 63% of Macayle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macayle?
56 babies have been named Macayle since 2001. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Macayle most popular?
Macayle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Macayle a unisex name?
Yes, Macayle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 56 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Macayle been used?
Macayle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 13 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Macayle?
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.

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, 2001–2013 (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.