Macarius
Boy · ma-KAIR-ee-us · Greek
Macarius is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “blessed, happy”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Macarius mean?
Greek: Latin form of Greek Makarios
“blessed, happy”
Saint Macarius of Egypt was a fourth-century Desert Father and one of the founders of Christian monasticism.
- Say it
- ma-KAIR-ee-us
Is Macarius a girl's or a boy's name?
Macarius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macarius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Macarius, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Macarius in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macarius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Nicknames for Macarius
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macarius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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