Boys' name · since 2016

Maccabee

39 babies named Maccabee in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,918 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 2016
2010s
peak decade

Maccabee is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 39 have been recorded since 2016.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maccabee has been recorded 39 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2016 to 2021.

  • #23,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 39 born since 2016
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maccabee ranks #23,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,918 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 2016
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maccabee's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maccabee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maccabee's full recorded timeline at 2019, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maccabee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4681012 20162018201920202021 10

Maccabee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 56% of the file).

2010s was Maccabee's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Maccabee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maccabee? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 39 babies named Maccabee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,918 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
Where does Maccabee sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maccabee ranks #23,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maccabee most popular? ▼
Maccabee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Maccabee been used? ▼
Maccabee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 6 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Maccabee? ▼
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.

What to do with Maccabee's data

  • Maccabee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maccabee

Nearby Names Like Maccabee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maccabee

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#463 42,720 births
Mac Boy
#696 11,397 births
Mackenzie Boy
#1671 7,861 births
Maceo Boy
#2185 3,195 births
Macario Boy
#3665 2,824 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maccabee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2016–2021 (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 Maccabee 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.