Macaiah
The Story of Macaiah
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Macaiah as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 7 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Macaiah — #9,482 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Macaiahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 71 Macaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Macaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 7 births, good for #9,567 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Macaiahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 36 Macaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Macaiah
Macaiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Macaiah's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #9,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Macaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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