Boys' name · since 1992
Macen
964 babies named Macen in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Macen is the #4335 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 964 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macen has been recorded 964 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #4335 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #5,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 964 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macen ranks #5,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 964 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macen's 964 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Macen compares
964 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Macen's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 964 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Macen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macen splits its recorded history at 2009: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Macen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Macen as girls' name)
Macen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (419 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Macen's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Macen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
419 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 419 births (43% of all-time use).
How Macen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Macen's total volume
Macen by state
Where Macen concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.7% |
38 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Macen's data
- Macen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (419 total births) through the 2020s (191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Macens (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Macen 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.