Recorded 2016–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 39 births

Maccabee — boys' name

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.

2010s222020s17
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Maccabee was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maccabee in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maccabee

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Maccabee between 2016 and 2021, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maccabee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maccabee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maccabee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maccabee 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 39 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.

Maccabee at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

39

Since 2016

6 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2016

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2021

Maccabee popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 20212020201920182016 8

Maccabee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 56% of Maccabee's all-time total
2010s222020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maccabee?
39 babies have been named Maccabee since 2016. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
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.

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, 2016–2021 (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.