Macdonald — boys' name

What the Data Says About Macdonald

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Macdonald between 1915 and 2002, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macdonald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macdonald performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Macdonald shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macdonald 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 154 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.