How Many People Are Named Macaela?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Macaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Macaela peaked in popularity in 2002 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Macaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Macaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2002
22 births
Total Registered
325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Macaela
Macaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 325 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Macaela as a female name
Ranked #18,159 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2002 (22 births)
Macaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Macaela span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 151 babies were registered. Macaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Macaela by Decade
How has Macaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Macaela by State
Macaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Macaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Macaela
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Macaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Macaela?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Macaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Macaela a common name?
Macaela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Macaela most popular?
Macaela reached peak popularity in 2002, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Macaela is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Macaela a female name?
Macaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Macaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Macaela Smith, Macaela Johnson, Macaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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