Boys' name · since 1989
Macgyver
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Macgyver, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
68 boys have been named Macgyver since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macgyver has been recorded 68 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #20,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 68 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macgyver ranks #20,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Macgyver's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Macgyver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macgyver's full recorded timeline at 1995, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macgyver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Macgyver by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Macgyver's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Macgyver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Macgyver's data
- Macgyver's decade-level peak was the 1990s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Macgyver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Macgyver 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.