Girls' name · since 1918

Macle

21 babies named Macle in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,479 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

21 girls have been named Macle since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macle has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1925.

  • #45,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macle ranks #45,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#45,479 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Macle's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Macle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Macle's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Macle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 1918192119241925 5

Macle by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 71% of the file).

1920s was Macle's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Macle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macle?
21 babies have been named Macle since 1918. All-time, it sits at #45,479 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
Where does Macle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macle ranks #45,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Macle most popular?
Macle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Macle been used?
Macle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 8 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Macle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Macle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1925 (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 Macle 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.