Macaulay

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⭐ Famous Macaulay

Macaulay Culkin

American actor and singer (born 1980)

Choose Macaulay and your child shares a first name with Macaulay Culkin, an American actor and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Macaulay, like who?” Macaulay Culkin's Wikipedia article is available in 79 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Macaulay, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Macaulay would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMacaulay first shows up in US birth records in 1990, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 35 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1992, when it reached #2,128.
• 🚀TrendMacaulay has climbed 3,340 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,399. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Macaulay means “son of Olaf”. Our records link it to Celtic and Scottish roots.

About the name Macaulay

Macaulay is a boy name of Celtic and Scottish origin meaning “son of Olaf”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-lay”. US birth records list Macaulay for boys from 1990 to 2025, in 24 of those 36 years. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked #2,128 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,399, with 17 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesScottish names