Macon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-kun
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Macon is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Macon mean?
French: from the surname Macon or the city of Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia, was named after Nathaniel Macon, a North Carolina politician who served as Speaker of the House.
Is Macon a girl's or a boy's name?
Macon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Macon, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1898.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Macon than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Macon in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 14% of the babies named Macon in the US were girls.
Macon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,492 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,773 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,114 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,439 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,851 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,482 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,613 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,837 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,425 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,584 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,796 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,846 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,583 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,894 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,199 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,407 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,766 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,238 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,265 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,552 |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,256 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,267 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
Nicknames for Macon
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nolan, Owen, Cannon, Deacon, Kayden, Brayden, Mason, Milan, Aiden, Mccoy, Declan, Finley
Names related to Macon
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
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, “Macon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macon, updated 20 October 2026.