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UK boy's name

Macorley

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Macorley is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Macorley popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3332, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 9 births.

This profile covers 28 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2010. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 56% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 28 living people in the UK are called Macorley. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2011 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Macorley ranked #3332 for boys in England and Wales in 2010, with 5 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1996, when 9 boys were registered as Macorley.
  • About 28 living people in the UK are estimated to have Macorley as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3332

2010

Births in 2010

5

Latest year

Peak year

1996

9 births

Estimated living

28

2026

Popularity

Macorley over time

The chart below shows babies named Macorley registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Macorley, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2010, compared with 9 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Macorley
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Decades

Macorley by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Macorley was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2010s #3332 5 1
2000s #3067 11 2
1990s #2098 12 2

Related

Names similar to Macorley

FAQ

Macorley: questions and answers

How popular is the name Macorley in the UK right now?

In 2010, Macorley was ranked #3332 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.

When was Macorley most popular?

The peak year on record was 1996, with 9 babies registered as Macorley in England and Wales.

How many people are called Macorley in the UK?

A total of 28 babies have been registered as Macorley across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.