Macon
Macon was the 7485th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 1029th; the most babies were born in 2015 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,897 places. More babies were named Macon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,485 boys, down 4,576 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201548 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,314babies recorded
Macon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,485 | — | 11 |
| 2020 | #12,960 | #2,909 | 7 | 41 |
| 2010 | #12,997 | #4,065 | 8 | 25 |
| 2000 | #16,552 | #5,481 | 5 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | #2,923 | — | 22 |
| 1980 | #11,401 | #4,778 | 5 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #3,000 | — | 11 |
| 1960 | — | #3,908 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #2,526 | — | 10 |
| 1940 | — | #1,772 | — | 16 |
| 1930 | — | #2,141 | — | 14 |
| 1920 | #4,233 | #1,219 | 7 | 36 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Macon, counting every spelling?
Macon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 22 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 11 | #7,485 | 124 |
| Makeen | 11 | #7,489 | 56 |
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 Macon?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Macon 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macon?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Macon are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 46. That makes Macon mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Macon by state
How common Macon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (6.5×). In 48 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 Macon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Macon
How popular is the name Macon?
Macon was the 7485th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 1029th; the most babies were born in 2015 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,897 places. More babies were named Macon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Macon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Macon in the US.
Where is Macon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Macon was most common in North Carolina (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Florida.