US rank #5356 Boys' name Peak 2022 208 births

Mccrae — #5356 US boys' name

208 babies named Mccrae in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s212010s1032020s77
#5356
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mccrae was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

21 babies were named Mccrae in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mccrae

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Mccrae between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mccrae currently holds the #5356 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mccrae performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mccrae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Mccrae in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mccrae 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 208 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.

Mccrae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

208

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2022

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,356

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mccrae popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
21
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201220091998 7

Mccrae popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Mccrae as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Mccrae by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 50% of Mccrae's all-time total
1990s72000s212010s1032020s77

Mccrae by state

Where Mccrae concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mccrae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 7.7%
#2 Utah
5 2.4%
Texas share of Mccrae's total US births 7.7%
Even split

16 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mccrae?
208 babies have been named Mccrae since 1998. It currently ranks #5356 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 21 births.
When was Mccrae most popular?
Mccrae was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Mccrae most popular?
The top states for the name Mccrae are Texas (16 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Mccrae been used?
Mccrae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mccrae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mccoy, Mcclain, Mccall, Mccartney, 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, 1998–2024 (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.