Macon
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Macon
What with Mason scooting up the charts, this attractive place-name, with its thick Georgia accent, could make a more distinctive alternative.
Macon for boys#7485 US
Macon has played major roles in two novels, Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, in the latter as both a Macon Sr. and Jr.
Macon for girls
Fashionable-sounding name of cities in both France and Georgia that seems distinctly boyish.
Pronounced MAY-kun.
As of October 2026, Macon ranked #7485 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1029 in 1904.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,786 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,588 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,492 | 32 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,228 | 36 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,344 | 34 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,748 | 46 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,908 | 41 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,549 | 32 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #3,312 | 36 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,548 | 23 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,635 | 22 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Georgia, USA