girl's name
Macarena
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 344
Macarena is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Macarena is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Macarena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 181 |
How popular is Macarena?
In 2025, Macarena was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Macarena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Macarena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Macarena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Macarena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Macarena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Macarena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Macarena
How popular is the name Macarena?
In 2025, Macarena was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Macarena a girl's or a boy's name?
Macarena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Macarena?
Macarena has 4 syllables.
When was Macarena most popular?
Macarena peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Macarena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Macarena currently ranks #4,344 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.