How Many People Are Named Macarena?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Macarena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Macarena peaked in popularity in 2024 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Macarena 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 Macarena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
38 births
Total Registered
303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Macarena
Macarena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 303 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Macarena as a female name
Ranked #3,923 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (38 births)
Macarena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Macarena span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 148 babies were registered. Macarena remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Macarena by Decade
How has Macarena 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.
Macarena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Macarena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Macarena
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Macarena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Macarena?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Macarena 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 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Macarena a common name?
Macarena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Macarena most popular?
Macarena reached peak popularity in 2024, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Macarena is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Macarena a female name?
Macarena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Macarena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Macarena Smith, Macarena Johnson, Macarena 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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