Unisex name · since 1952
Mcrae
31 babies named Mcrae in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Mcrae since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcrae has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2024.
- #25,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcrae ranks #25,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mcrae's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mcrae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mcrae's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mcrae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Mcrae popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Mcrae as girls' name)
Mcrae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Mcrae's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Mcrae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mcrae's data
- Mcrae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mcrae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mcrae 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 August 2026.