Boys' name · since 1974
Macgregor
282 babies named Macgregor in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macgregor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 282 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Macgregor recorded 282 times among boys since 1974, 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 1974 to 2019.
- #10,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 282 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macgregor ranks #10,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macgregor's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Macgregor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Macgregor's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Macgregor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2019
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Macgregor by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Macgregor's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Macgregor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Macgregor's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2010s (55) -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macgregor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1974–2019 (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 Macgregor 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.