Recorded 1981–1988 Boys' name Peak 1981 16 births

Macus — boys' name

16 babies named Macus in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s16
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Macus was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Macus in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macus

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Macus between 1981 and 1988, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macus performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Macus at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

16

Since 1981

8 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1981

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1988

Macus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1981

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 198819851981 6

Macus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 100% of Macus's all-time total
1980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macus?
16 babies have been named Macus since 1981. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Macus most popular?
Macus was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Macus been used?
Macus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 8 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Macus?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.