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How popular is the name Macauley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Macauleys are alive today.
Macauley (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2952nd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 577 babies were given the name, the 95th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Macauley is one spelling of a name also recorded as Macaulay, Mcauley and Mccauley; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, the Macauley you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Macauleys born in England and Wales are between 29 and 36, and there are at least 9,500 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 3.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Macauley.
How many babies are named Macauley each year?
Includes all spellings: Macauley, Macaulay, Mcauley, Mccauley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Macauley spelling rank?
Where does the Macaulay spelling rank?
Where does the Mcauley spelling rank?
Where does the Mccauley spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Macauley most popular?
Macauley peaked in 1996, when 897 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Macauley?
At least 9,500 people named Macauley in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Macauley?
Most living Macauleys are between 29 and 36; the most common age is about 31.
Is Macauley becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.