Macaulay is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has grown less common since.
Macaulay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,521 for boy births in the United States (and #11,650 across all names), given to 17 babies. Macaulay first appears in 1990 and peaked in 1992 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,521 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,098 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,386 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,780 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,364 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,232 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,622 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,618 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,287 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,315 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,505 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,906 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,602 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,467 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,494 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,607 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,649 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,580 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #4,996 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #14,789 | #2,909 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | #2,992 |
| 1992 | 36 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #8,348 | #3,756 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,975 |