Girls' name · since 1906
Macil
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Macil, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Macil sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 192 recorded since 1906.
Macil has 192 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1949.
- #20,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macil ranks #20,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Macil's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Macil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Macil's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Macil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1949
- Peak year (1928)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Macil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (91 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Macil's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Macil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
91 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 91 births (47% of all-time use).
Macil by state
Where Macil concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 87 | 45.3% |
87 of 192 births nationwide.
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- Macil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Macils (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Macil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1906–1949 (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 Macil 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.