Boys' name · since 1942
Mcauthor
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Mcauthor, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1942–1943
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Mcauthor is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 13 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Mcauthor recorded 13 times among boys since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1943.
- 13 total births
- 1942–1943 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mcauthor's 13 recorded births place it above 29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mcauthor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mcauthor's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mcauthor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1943
- Peak year (1942)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Mcauthor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Mcauthor's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Mcauthor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1942–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mcauthor: Baby Name Since 1942 - 13 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mcauthor. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mcauthor 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 July 2026.