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Macario
OriginSpanish from Greek
Meaning"blessed, happy"
US Rank#3719
2025 SSA
About Macario
Macario is the modern Spanish form of the ancient Greek Makarios or the Latinized Macarius and the name of several early saints. Accessible and worldly, Macario can lead to the friendly nickname Mac.
Quietly used in the US, it was given to around 30 boys in a recent year.
Pronounced muh-KAR-ee-oh.
As of October 2026, Macario ranked #3719 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1014 in 1924.
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 | #3,430 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | #2,587 | 48 | 25 |
| 2016 | #3,141 | 37 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | #3,100 | 38 | 20.5 |
| 2018 | #4,067 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #3,033 | 40 | 22.3 |
| 2020 | #2,869 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2021 | #2,948 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #3,251 | 37 | 21.2 |
| 2023 | #4,073 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #3,421 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | #3,719 | 30 | 17.6 |
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