Macario comes from the Greek / Spanish tradition, meaning To Be Blessed.
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How popular is Macario?
2006peak year
Macario has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3249), with about 37 babies named Macario each year. In 2006, 50 babies received the name (ranked #2467). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,794.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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