boy's name
Macario
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,830
Macario is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 50 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1903.
Macario over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 55 |
| 1920s | 252 |
| 1930s | 232 |
| 1940s | 210 |
| 1950s | 192 |
| 1960s | 183 |
| 1970s | 240 |
| 1980s | 265 |
| 1990s | 282 |
| 2000s | 346 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 212 |
How popular is Macario?
In 2025, Macario was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Macario 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 Macario
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Macario also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Macario over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Macario
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Macario — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Macario
How popular is the name Macario?
In 2025, Macario was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Macario a girl's or a boy's name?
Macario is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Macario most popular?
Macario peaked in 2006, when 50 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Macario a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Macario currently ranks #3,666 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.