Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Macaulay

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son of Olaf

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #2127, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5399, 17 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #7986, 10 births); most recent 1994 (rank #13427, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202517–
202411–
202314–
202216–
20218–
20208–
20199–
20186–
2017––
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #143, 248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20258
202412
202311
20229
202110
20208
20194
201812
201711
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #191, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #352, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
202410
2023–
20225
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #272, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence