Boys' name · since 1998
Maccoy
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Maccoy, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maccoy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 102 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Maccoy recorded 102 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #17,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 102 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maccoy ranks #17,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maccoy's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maccoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maccoy's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maccoy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (1999)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
102 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 14 births in a single year.
Maccoy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Maccoy's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Maccoy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (35% of all-time use).
Maccoy decade highlights
- Peak decade 36 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Maccoy's data
- Maccoy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maccoy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Maccoy 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.
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