Macauley

A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning son of Olaf; spelling variant of Macaulay.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies

Macauley by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Macauley. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Olaf

Like Macauley, 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 Macauley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Macaulayson of Olaf; from mac Amhlaoibh8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mccauleyson of cauley; variant of maccauley5 in the US (2017)
  • Macallanson of Allan; disciple of Saint Allan23 in the US (2017)
  • Mackinleyson of the fair-haired leader; variant of Mackenzie or McKinley22 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Macauley

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