Macauley comes from the Celtic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning Surname of Celtic origin..
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How popular is Macauley?
1992peak year
Today, Macauley is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11144), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 24 babies were given the name (ranked #2892 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Macauley has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 284 babies have been registered as Macauley since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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