Is Macon a boy or girl name?
Macon is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 22 boys were named Macon, so 18.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.1% of the 2,303 US babies named Macon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,635
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,693
- Babies named Macon since 1898
- 2,303
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 56 babies
Boys and girls named Macon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 178 | 16 | 8.2% |
| 1920s | 220 | 13 | 5.6% |
| 1930s | 159 | 5 | 3% |
| 1940s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 94 | 24 | 20.3% |
| 1980s | 94 | 20 | 17.5% |
| 1990s | 171 | 22 | 11.4% |
| 2000s | 228 | 42 | 15.6% |
| 2010s | 365 | 49 | 11.8% |
| 2020s | 154 | 18 | 10.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,635 | 5 | #16,693 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,548 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,312 | 6 | #14,625 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,908 | 7 | #12,948 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,748 | 6 | #14,886 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,344 | 6 | #14,946 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,228 | 8 | #12,318 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,588 | 8 | #12,529 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,786 | 8 | #12,632 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,496 | 5 | #18,502 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,065 | 8 | #12,996 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,788 | 7 | #14,620 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,700 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,966 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,681 | 8 | #12,528 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,158 | 9 | #11,260 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,218 | 5 | #17,324 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,624 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,802 | 8 | #11,621 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,480 | 5 | #16,552 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,682 | 6 | #13,707 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,518 | 9 | #9,494 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,310 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,215 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,452 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,173 | 7 | #11,195 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,923 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,429 | 5 | #13,654 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,819 | 5 | #13,025 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,453 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,707 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,551 | 5 | #11,727 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,946 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,254 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,104 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,778 | 5 | #11,403 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,793 | 6 | #9,664 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,042 | 5 | #10,714 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,324 | 8 | #7,275 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,186 | 5 | #10,192 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,824 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,007 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,464 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,908 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,056 | 5 | #4,660 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,405 | 6 | #4,383 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,219 | 7 | #4,233 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,802 | 5 | #5,286 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,291 | 6 | #4,202 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,705 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Macon reached #1,029 in 1904. As a girl name, it reached #2,705 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.