Recorded 1998–2010 Boys' name Peak 2000 71 births

Macguire — boys' name

71 babies named Macguire in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s592010s7
2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Macguire was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Macguire in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macguire

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Macguire between 1998 and 2010, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macguire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macguire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Macguire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macguire 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 71 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.

Macguire at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

71

Since 1998

13 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1998

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2010

Macguire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1998

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 2010200720062005200420032002200120001998 5

Macguire by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 83% of Macguire's all-time total
1990s52000s592010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macguire?
71 babies have been named Macguire since 1998. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Macguire most popular?
Macguire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Macguire been used?
Macguire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 13 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Macguire?
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, 1998–2010 (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.