Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Macauley

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Scottish
Righteous

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Famous People

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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #2863, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #8065, 10 births); most recent 1998 (rank #14119, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256–
202411–
2023––
20226–
20215–
20205–
2019––
2018––
20178–
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 #95, 577 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #3794, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20257–
20247–
202311–
20229–
202111–
202010–
20198–
201821–
201725–
201622–

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 #228, 9 births); most recent 2010 (rank #638, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
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 1997 (rank #160, 10 births); most recent 2009 (rank #329, 4 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