Macon Boy
How popular is Macon?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Macon in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
Macon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 2623 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,564 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (48 boys) |
| Highest rank | #966 in 1904 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 89% boys, 11% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Macon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Macon family of names ranked #4,114 for boys in 2025 (#3,065 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macon | 11 | 69% |
| Maycon | 5 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Macon is most popular
Babies named Macon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Macon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1900s | 31 | #966 |
| 1910s | 178 | #1,188 |
| 1920s | 220 | #1,199 |
| 1930s | 159 | #1,425 |
| 1940s | 179 | #1,372 |
| 1950s | 121 | #1,773 |
| 1960s | 95 | #2,204 |
| 1970s | 94 | #2,270 |
| 1980s | 94 | #2,678 |
| 1990s | 171 | #2,859 |
| 2000s | 228 | #3,382 |
| 2010s | 365 | #2,564 |
| 2020s | 165 | #2,885 |
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Questions
- Is Macon a boy or girl name?
- Macon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Macon were boys.
- How popular is the name Macon?
- 11 baby boys were named Macon in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Macon most popular?
- Macon peaked in 2015, when 48 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #966 in 1904.
- How many people are named Macon?
- 2,314 babies have been named Macon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,540 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Macon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Macon was most common in North Carolina, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.