Recorded 1917–1924 Boys' name Peak 1918 68 births

Mcadoo — boys' name

68 babies named Mcadoo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s491920s19
1910s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Mcadoo was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

26 babies were named Mcadoo in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcadoo

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Mcadoo between 1917 and 1924, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcadoo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcadoo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mcadoo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mcadoo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcadoo 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 68 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.

Mcadoo at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

68

Since 1917

8 years of records

Peak year

1918

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1917

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1924

Mcadoo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1917

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1918)
26
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
51015202530 192419211920191919181917 11

Mcadoo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
49 births that decade — 72% of Mcadoo's all-time total
1910s491920s19

Mcadoo by state

Where Mcadoo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mcadoo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 7.4%
Texas share of Mcadoo's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcadoo?
68 babies have been named Mcadoo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1918 with 26 births.
When was Mcadoo most popular?
Mcadoo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Mcadoo most popular?
The top states for the name Mcadoo are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mcadoo been used?
Mcadoo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 8 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Mcadoo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcarthur, Mcallister, Mcarther, Mcauther, 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, 1917–1924 (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.