Is Macario a boy or girl name?

Macario is a boy’s name. Of the 2,824 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Macario

Recorded 1903–2025 · United States

Macario was most popular in 2006, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,588 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,824 people named Macario.

Macario over time

Births per year. The dot marks Macario’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Macario a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Macario is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,824 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Macario

Where Macario is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org