Recorded 1942–1961 Boys' name Peak 1942 17 births

Mcauthur — boys' name

17 babies named Mcauthur 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.

1940s121960s5
1940s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Mcauthur was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mcauthur in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcauthur

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Mcauthur between 1942 and 1961, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcauthur currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcauthur performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mcauthur shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcauthur 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 17 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.

Mcauthur at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

17

Since 1942

20 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1942

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1961

Mcauthur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1942

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196119431942 7

Mcauthur by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 71% of Mcauthur's all-time total
1940s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcauthur?
17 babies have been named Mcauthur since 1942. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
When was Mcauthur most popular?
Mcauthur was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Mcauthur been used?
Mcauthur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 20 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Mcauthur?
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.

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, 1942–1961 (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.