Total births
82
Boys' name · since 1997
Macintyre
Macintyre has 82 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 82
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Macintyre is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 82 have been recorded since 1997.
Macintyre has 82 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- 82 total births
- 1997–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
82 boys have been named Macintyre since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 82
- total births
- 1997–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Macintyre was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
9 babies were named Macintyre in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Macintyre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Macintyre's full recorded timeline at 2009, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Macintyre at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Macintyre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Macintyre by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Macintyre's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Macintyre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Macintyre? ▼
Since 1997, Social Security records show 82 babies named Macintyre. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 9 births.
When was Macintyre most popular? ▼
Macintyre was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Macintyre been used? ▼
Records for Macintyre go back to 1997, giving 29 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Macintyre? ▼
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.
What to do with Macintyre's data
- Macintyre's decade-level peak was the 2010s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Macintyre
Nearby Names Like Macintyre
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Macintyre
Mack Boy
#498 42,720 births
Mac Boy
#695 11,397 births
Mackenzie Boy
#1870 7,861 births
Maceo Boy
#2137 3,195 births
Macario Boy
#3401 2,824 births
Compare Macintyre side by side: Macintyre vs Mack Macintyre vs Mac Macintyre vs Mackenzie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Macintyre: Baby Name Since 1997 - 82 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/macintyre. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Macintyre 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 June 2026.