Mccabe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KAYB
- Origin
- Irish
Mccabe is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mccabe mean?
Irish: Irish surname, Gaelic Mac Cába
An Irish surname from Gaelic Mac Cába.
Is Mccabe a girl's or a boy's name?
Mccabe is a boys' name.
How popular is Mccabe in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Mccabe in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mccabe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Mccabe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Brayden Oscar Sincere Kobe Madden Declan Cade Ronan Keegan Kian Connor
More Irish names
Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian Kevin
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, “Mccabe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mccabe, updated 20 October 2026.