Unisex name · since 1898

Macon

2,105 babies named Macon in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,202 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,209 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,105
born since 1898
2010s
peak decade

Macon currently ranks #7209 among unisex names in America, with 2,105 babies recorded since 1898.

Social Security Administration records show Macon recorded 2,105 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #7209 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.

  • #3,202 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,209 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,105 born since 1898
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macon ranks #3,202 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,209 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,105 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,202 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,209 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,105
born since 1898
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48.2%
Macon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Macon's 2,105 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.

How Macon compares

2,105 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Macon's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Macon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,105 369 358,536
Peak-year births 48 34 22,252

Macon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Macon's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Macon popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
48
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
0102030405060 189819211936195119661981199620112025 11

Macon popularity over time - girls

209 total births recorded since 1911 (Macon as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 209 births
45678910 19111937198019972004201420202024 5

Macon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (365 births, 17% of the file).

2010s was Macon's strongest decade.

365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Macon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 365 births (17% of all-time use).

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

How Macon 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 Macon's total volume

Macon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -60, 4.3%-58, 4.5%-114, 8.3%-58, 4.2%-114, 2.2%-60, 3.5%-71, 4.9%-28, 9%-33, 7.3%-24, 6.4%-67, 5.7%-105, 4.2%-49, 7.6%-138, 3.8%-120, 2.5%Macon-128, 2.3%Macon
Macon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Macon by state

Where Macon concentrates geographically, total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Macon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
248 11.8%
#2 Alabama
73 3.5%
#3 Virginia
48 2.3%
#4 Tennessee
25 1.2%
#5 South Carolina
11 0.5%
#6 Georgia
10 0.5%
#7 Florida
5 0.2%
North Carolina share of Macon's total US births 11.8%
Even split

248 of 2,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macon? ▼
2,105 babies have been named Macon since 1898. All-time, it sits at #3,202 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,209 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 48 births.
Where does Macon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macon ranks #3,202 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,209 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Macon most popular? ▼
Macon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Macon most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Macon are North Carolina (248 births), Alabama (73 births), Virginia (48 births).
Is Macon a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Macon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,105 births, and as a girl's name it has 209 births.
How long has the name Macon been used? ▼
Macon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 128 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Macon? ▼
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 Macon's data

  • Macon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (365 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • North Carolina records the most Macons (248 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.

Keep exploring Macon

Nearby Names Like Macon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Macon

Mack Boy
#463 42,720 births
Mac Boy
#696 11,397 births
Mackenzie Boy
#1671 7,861 births
Maceo Boy
#2185 3,195 births
Macario Boy
#3665 2,824 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Macon: 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, 1898–2025 (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 Macon 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.