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Macaulay
OriginScottish
Meaning"son of righteousness"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#5521
2025 SSA
About Macaulay
Made famous by former child star Macaulay Culkin, one of the more popular Mac names.
Macaulay is also given to girls.
Pronounced muh-KAW-lee.
As of October 2026, Macaulay ranked #5521 for boys in US births in 2025 and #14789 for girls in US births in 1994 SSA, peaked at #2153 for boys in 1992 and #8347 for girls in 1991.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Macaulays
- Macaulay Carson CulkinBoy
American actor
- Macaulay GillespheyBoy
English footballer
- George Macaulay TrevelyanBoy
English historian
- John Babington Macaulay BaxterBoy
Canadian politician; 19th premier of New Brunswick
Macaulay in pop culture
- Macaulay ConnorBoy
a main character in film "A Philadelphia Story"
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