Macaulay

A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning son of Olaf; from mac Amhlaoibh.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Macaulay by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Macaulay.

Its American peak was 36 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Olaf

Like Macaulay, each of these traces back to Olaf: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Oleancestor or descendant; a form of Olaf21 in the US (2017)
  • Olafancestor's descendant or heir9 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Macaulay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Macauleyson of Olaf; spelling variant of Macaulay7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Macallanson of Allan; disciple of Saint Allan23 in the US (2017)
  • Mccauleyson of cauley; variant of maccauley5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Macaulay

Names that are said the same way as Macaulay, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Macaulay

Caleb-JamesDanyloArfanAtalChiagoziemCovieAhiyanElijah-Jay

Nobody has voted for Macaulay yet

Vote for Macaulay and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Macaulay