Is Macon a boy or girl name?

Macon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,314 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.0% were girls and 91.0% were boys.

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Macon

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Macon was most popular in 2015, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,211 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,314 people named Macon.

Macon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Macon’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Macon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Macon is mostly a boy’s name — 9.0% of the 2,314 Americans given it were girls and 91.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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 Macon

Where Macon 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