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Macaulay

/məˈkɔli/ · 95% boys · 17 born in 2025

Macaulay has been given to about 282 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/məˈkɔli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 267
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macaulay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 36
  • Born in 202517
  • All time282
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Macaulay?

Its best year was 1992, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 2153rd. The typical living American called Macaulay is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Macaulay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Murray0.53
  2. Malakai0.52
  3. Clay0.51
  4. Makai0.49
  5. Ajay0.46
  6. Micaiah0.45

Middle names for Macaulay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Macaulay John0.79
  2. Macaulay Lee0.79
  3. Macaulay Dean0.78
  4. Macaulay Bryce0.78
  5. Macaulay Ross0.78
  6. Macaulay Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Macaulay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Whitleysister · 0.67
  2. Kaelisister · 0.66
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.63
  4. Evanderbrother · 0.60
  5. Kolterbrother · 0.59
  6. Kayceeither · 0.59

Where Macaulay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Macaulay White0.74
    2. Macaulay Reyes0.74
    3. Macaulay Nguyen0.74
    4. Macaulay Lee0.74
    5. Macaulay Hill0.74
    6. Macaulay Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Macaulay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.