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Boy name

Macauly

100% boys · last recorded 2012

Macauly has been registered 100 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales100
Born in 2025—

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macauly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time100

How popular is Macauly?

Macauly has not been registered in England and Wales since 2012. Its best year was 1996, with 26 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Macauly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makai0.58
  2. Malachi0.50
  3. Malaki0.50
  4. Malakai0.47
  5. Bradly0.47
  6. Waverly0.47
  7. Wally0.47
  8. Early0.47

Middle names for Macauly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Macauly Paul0.79
  2. Macauly John0.79
  3. Macauly Lee0.79
  4. Macauly Dean0.78
  5. Macauly Blake0.78
  6. Macauly Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Macauly

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Hayleysister · 0.74
  2. Ianbrother · 0.73
  3. Tarasister · 0.73
  4. Timothybrother · 0.72
  5. Richardbrother · 0.72
  6. Ruthsister · 0.72

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1996 · 26
  3. Years recorded12 of 30
  4. All time100

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Macauly White0.74
  2. Macauly Reyes0.74
  3. Macauly Lee0.74
  4. Macauly Hill0.74
  5. Macauly Hall0.74
  6. Macauly 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 Macauly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.