Macaiah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Macaiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Macaiah mean?
Hebrew: probably a variant of Micaiah
Probably a spelling of Micaiah, the prophet who warned King Ahab of defeat in 1 Kings.
Is Macaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Macaiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Macaiah, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2015, with 7 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Macaiah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
Macaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Macaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Moses, Alonzo, Amos, Asaiah, Enoch, Solomon, Mathias, Henry, Samuel, Julius, Major, Aziel
Other spellings of Macaiah
Names related to Macaiah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Macaiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macaiah, updated 20 October 2026.