Macaulay

Macaulay

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Macaulay first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 248 babies (rank #143 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Macaulay

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Macaulay yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

846

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

248

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	248	#143
1997	117	#252
1998	84	#308
1999	59	#385
2000	43	#471
2001	26	#697
2002	12	#1,287
2003	33	#670
2004	21	#989
2005	16	#1,276
2006	8	#2,194
2007	16	#1,412
2008	21	#1,184
2009	22	#1,158
2010	33	#888
2011	14	#1,647
2012	18	#1,408
2013	20	#1,276
2014	10	#2,173
2015	14	#1,749
2016	11	#2,110

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

248

#143

1997

117

#252

1998

#308

1999

#385

2000

#471

2001

#697

2002

#1,287

2003

#670

2004

#989

2005

#1,276

2006

#2,194

2007

#1,412

2008

#1,184

2009

#1,158

2010

#888

2011

#1,647

2012

#1,408

2013

#1,276

2014

#2,173

2015

#1,749

2016

#2,110

Numerology of Macaulay

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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