Total births
20
Recorded 1942–1944 Boys' name Peak 1942 20 births
Mcauther — boys' name
20 babies named Mcauther in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1940s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Mcauther was born in this single decade.
1942
Single peak year
14 babies were named Mcauther in 1942 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Mcauther
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Mcauther between 1942 and 1944, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcauther currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcauther performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Mcauther 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 20 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.
Mcauther at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1942
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1942
Mcauther popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1942
- Peak year (1942)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Mcauther by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 20 births that decade — 100% of Mcauther's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mcauther? ▼
20 babies have been named Mcauther since 1942. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1942 with 14 births.
When was Mcauther most popular? ▼
Mcauther was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Mcauther been used? ▼
Mcauther has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 3 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Mcauther? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcarthur, Mcallister, Mcadoo, Mcarther, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Mcauther
Nearby Names Like Mcauther
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Mcarthur Boy
2,275 births
Mcallister Boy
70 births
Mcadoo Boy
68 births
Mcarther Boy
47 births
Mcauthur Boy
17 births
Compare Mcauther side by side: Mcauther vs Mcarthur Mcauther vs Mcallister Mcauther vs Mcadoo
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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, 1942–1944 (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.