US rank #12877 Unisex name Peak 1993 94 births

Mccauley — #12877 US boys' name

94 babies named Mccauley in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s612000s52010s52020s23
#12877
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Mccauley was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mccauley in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mccauley

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Mccauley between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mccauley currently holds the #12877 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Mccauley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mccauley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mccauley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mccauley 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 94 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.

Mccauley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

94

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,877

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mccauley popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 20242022201719991997199419921991 6

Mccauley popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1992 (Mccauley as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2010199419931992 6

Mccauley by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 65% of Mccauley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mccauley?
94 babies have been named Mccauley since 1991. It currently ranks #12877 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Mccauley most popular?
Mccauley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Mccauley a unisex name?
Yes, Mccauley is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 94 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Mccauley been used?
Mccauley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mccauley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mccoy, Mcclain, Mccrae, Mccall, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.