Macaulay
Boy
Big in Scotland
Macaulay is a boys' name, meaning “son of Amhalghaidh”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Macaulay mean?
“son of Amhalghaidh”
A male given name transferred from the surname
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Macaulay a girl's or a boy's name?
Macaulay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macaulay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Macaulay, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 256 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Macaulay than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Macaulay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Macaulay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 37 | #660 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 44 | #510 |
| 1999 | 67 | #380 |
| 1998 | 92 | #311 |
| 1997 | 121 | #265 |
| 1996 | 256 | #150 |
How popular is Macaulay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 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, 17 boys in the US were named Macaulay, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Macaulay than any year since 1994.
Half of all the boys named Macaulay in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macaulay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Macaulay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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