Macario
Macario was the 3719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1014th; the most babies were born in 2006 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,132 places. More babies were named Macario in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,719 boys, down 849 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200650 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,824babies recorded
Macario popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,719 | 30 |
| 2020 | #2,870 | 42 |
| 2010 | #3,055 | 38 |
| 2000 | #4,152 | 19 |
| 1990 | #3,020 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,681 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,681 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,953 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,989 | 15 |
| 1940 | #1,863 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,247 | 33 |
| 1920 | #2,544 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Macario, counting every spelling?
Macario is the most common spelling of a name family that had 30 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 30 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macario | 30 | #3,719 | 170 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Macario?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macario (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Macario born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macario.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macario?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Macario are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 15 and 51. That makes Macario mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Macario by state
How common Macario was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Macario: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macario, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Macario
How popular is the name Macario?
Macario was the 3719th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1014th; the most babies were born in 2006 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,132 places. More babies were named Macario in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Macario a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Macario in the US.
Where is Macario most popular?
In 2021–2025, Macario was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.