boy's name
Mccrae
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 222
Mccrae is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Mccrae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 108 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 86 |
How popular is Mccrae?
In 2025, Mccrae was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Mccrae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mccrae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mccrae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mccrae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mccrae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mccrae
How popular is the name Mccrae?
In 2025, Mccrae was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mccrae a girl's or a boy's name?
Mccrae is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mccrae?
Mccrae has 2 syllables.
When was Mccrae most popular?
Mccrae peaked in 2022, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mccrae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mccrae currently ranks #8,678 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.