Macauly
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KAW-lee
- Origin
- Scottish
Macauly is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Olaf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macauly mean?
Scottish: variant of Macaulay, a Scottish surname from Gaelic
“son of Olaf”
Variant of Macaulay, a Scottish surname made familiar by the historian Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Is Macauly a girl's or a boy's name?
Macauly is a boys' name.
How popular is Macauly in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Macauly in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Macauly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
Nicknames for Macauly
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macauly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Billy Michael Anthony Cameron Matthew Adam Samuel Benjamin Christopher Timothy Joshua Thomas
Names related to Macauly
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Macauly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macauly, updated 20 October 2026.