Macrae
Boy · muh-KRAY · Scottish
Macrae is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of grace”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Macrae mean?
Scottish: from Gaelic MacRath, son of grace
“son of grace”
Scottish Highland surname from Gaelic MacRath; the Macraes were hereditary constables of Eilean Donan Castle.
- Say it
- muh-KRAY
Is Macrae a girl's or a boy's name?
Macrae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macrae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 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, 7 boys in the US were named Macrae, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Macrae in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macrae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
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