The baby name Macaulay is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mə-KAW-lee.
Macaulay is English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Macaulay is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mə-KAW-lee.
Macaulay is English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.
Macaulay is an English spelling of Gaelic patronymics, chiefly Irish Mac Amhalghaidh and Scottish Gaelic MacAmhlaidh, with another branch from Scottish MacAmhlaibh and Irish Mac Amhlaoibh. Mac is the Goidelic patronymic element, son, followed by the genitive of a male personal name. Amhalghaidh or Amhalghadh is an early Gaelic name of uncertain sense; Amhlaoibh/Amhlaibh reflects Old Norse Áleifr or Óláfr, built from elements for ancestor and heir or descendant.
As a surname it is recorded in Ireland, especially Westmeath in Leinster, and in Scotland, where Irish settlement and separate Gaelic formations produced overlapping spellings. Clan MacAulay was associated with Ardincaple in Dunbartonshire. As a given name, Macaulay is a modern transferred surname, more visible after the American actor Macaulay Culkin in the 1990s but remaining uncommon. Variants include Macauley, MacAulay, McAulay, McAuley, MacCamley, and McCamley.
| Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Culkin is an American actor and musician best known for starring in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. One of the biggest child stars of the 1990s, he also appeared in My Girl and earned a Golden Globe nomination. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #254 | 11 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Boys | 1999 | #294 | 6 | 1,886 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 284 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #715 | 72 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #882 | 11 | 7,044 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Macaulay is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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