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Macauley

/məˈkɔli/ · 90% boys · 6 born in 2025

Macauley has been given to about 290 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≈ 272
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macauley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 34
  • Born in 20256
  • All time290
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Macauley?

Its best year was 1992, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 2892nd. The typical living American called Macauley is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Macauley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Oakley0.62
  2. Mckinley0.58
  3. Bradley0.55
  4. Stanley0.55
  5. Casey0.55
  6. Bailey0.55
  7. Harley0.55
  8. Charley0.55

Middle names for Macauley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Macauley Paul0.79
  2. Macauley John0.79
  3. Macauley Blake0.78
  4. Macauley Wade0.78
  5. Macauley Ross0.78
  6. Macauley Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Macauley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ravensister · 0.69
  2. Kaelisister · 0.69
  3. Thaliasister · 0.67
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.65
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.63
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.63

Where Macauley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Macauley White0.74
    2. Macauley Nguyen0.74
    3. Macauley Hill0.74
    4. Macauley Hall0.74
    5. Macauley Brown0.74
    6. Macauley Allen0.73

    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 Macauley

    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.