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Macauley

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What official birth registration shows about Macauley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1996

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 1996, ranging from #3795 to #3795.1996#3795#3795
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2009: #329 among boys in Northern Ireland, #641 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #95 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in England and Wales in 1996.

Macauley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#29527HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#198411HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#123521HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#112425HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#123422HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#97730HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#95430HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#80539HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#76740HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#63551HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#64150HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#52764HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#44178HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#56052HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#43466HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#42465HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#44157HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#38262HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#33777HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#28794HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#206153HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#201162HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#140258HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#95577HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3294HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2066HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#16010HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Macauley is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Macauley, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#95 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20094#160 in 1997
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What is known about Macauley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.