Macauley

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Macauley 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 577 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Macauley

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.

2,053

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

577

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	577	#95
1997	258	#140
1998	162	#202
1999	153	#206
2000	94	#291
2001	77	#338
2002	62	#384
2003	57	#442
2004	65	#428
2005	66	#436
2006	52	#570
2007	78	#447
2008	64	#531
2009	50	#643
2010	51	#641
2011	40	#774
2012	39	#815
2013	30	#965
2014	23	#1,166
2015	30	#988
2016	22	#1,259