Unisex name · since 1916
Mackie
Mackie has 1,032 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mackie is the #8305 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,032 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackie has been recorded 1,032 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #8305 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #5,033 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,305 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,032 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackie ranks #5,033 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,305 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,032 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,032
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mackie's 1,032 recorded births place it above 88.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Mackie compares
1,032 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mackie's all-time total is 180% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,032 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mackie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mackie splits its recorded history at 1958: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mackie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Mackie popularity over time - girls
597 total births recorded since 1890 (Mackie as girls' name)
Mackie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (251 births, 24% of the file).
1940s was Mackie's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mackie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 82
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
178 births
- 1940s
1940s
251 births
- 1950s
1950s
211 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 251 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mackie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mackie's total volume
Mackie by state
Where Mackie concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
15 of 1,032 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mackie's data
- Mackie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Mackies (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Mackie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Mackie 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.