Boy

Macaulay

muh-KAW-lee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Scottish Gaelic 'Mac Amhlaigh' meaning 'son of Amhlaigh.' A clan name from the Hebrides associated with Scottish nobility and intellectualism.”

Popularity Over Time

Macaulay US popularity rank over timeRank 12994 in 2010 to rank 2148 in 1992. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2148#7571#12994199020002024

Macaulay is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GaelicScottish

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MacCauleyMaccy

Style

StrongClassicLiteraryBold

Famous Bearers

  • Thomas Babington Macaulay (historian)
  • Macaulay Culkin (actor)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names →

Similar Names

Mackenzie

Scottish Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Cameron

Gaelic Top 100

Douglas

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Colin

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Scottish origin with English adoption

People Also Ask

Scottish Gaelic 'Mac Amhlaigh' meaning 'son of Amhlaigh.' A clan name from the Hebrides associated with Scottish nobility and intellectualism.

Macaulay is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Macaulay include Mac, Cauley, Maccy.

Names that pair beautifully with Macaulay include Cameron, Douglas, Colin.