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UK boy's name

Mcauley

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Mcauley is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Mcauley popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3908, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 18 births.

This profile covers 83 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. 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 22% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 82 living people in the UK are called Mcauley. 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 2016 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Mcauley ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1996, when 18 boys were registered as Mcauley.
  • About 82 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mcauley as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3908

2015

Births in 2015

4

Latest year

Peak year

1996

18 births

Estimated living

82

2026

Popularity

Mcauley over time

The chart below shows babies named Mcauley registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Mcauley, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 18 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Mcauley
0591418199620052015

Decades

Mcauley by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mcauley 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 #3516 22 4
2000s #2756 31 6
1990s #2042 30 4

Related

Names similar to Mcauley

FAQ

Mcauley: questions and answers

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

In 2015, Mcauley was ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Mcauley most popular?

The peak year on record was 1996, with 18 babies registered as Mcauley in England and Wales.

How many people are called Mcauley in the UK?

A total of 83 babies have been registered as Mcauley across the 14 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.