Fun Facts About the Name Macaria
- 385 babies named Macaria: U.S. records list 385 babies given the name Macaria from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Macaria Mean?
Macaria is a feminine name of ancient Greek origin. It comes from Μακαρία (Makaria), the feminine form of the adjective μακάριος (makarios), "blessed, happy," which derives from μάκαρ (makar), "blessed." Greek used this root for the gods and for the dead who were counted fortunate, so the literal sense of the name is "blessed" or "blessed one." The masculine name Macarius (Μακάριος) comes from the same root, but it is a separate name, not the source of Macaria.
Macaria Name History & Origins
Macaria appears in Greek literature as a mythological figure. In Euripides' tragedy Heracleidae (The Children of Heracles), Macaria is a daughter of Heracles and Deianira who volunteers to be sacrificed so that Athens will shelter and defend her siblings. She is honored after her death, and a spring later associated with the site of the sacrifice carried her name.
A separate tradition, recorded much later in the Suda, a Byzantine Greek lexicon, lists a Macaria as a daughter of Hades. The surviving sources do not clearly link this figure to the daughter of Heracles, and the relationship between the two is uncertain.
The name passed into Christian use in the Greek-speaking world, where a Saint Macaria was venerated as a virgin martyr of Alexandria, and it is remembered in Greek Orthodox and Coptic calendars. Through that Greek Christian culture the name spread to other regions; it is also found as a feminine given name in Spanish-speaking countries, alongside the masculine Macario, which shares the same Greek root.
How Popular is the Name Macaria?
Macaria has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,814 in 1926.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,530 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #14,621 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,755 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #17,046 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,069 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #11,251 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #17,827 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,525 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,625 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,384 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #10,152 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,144 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #10,916 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #14,619 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #13,323 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,311 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,044 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #7,031 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #9,042 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #13,282 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,898 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #16,546 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #15,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #15,563 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #12,748 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,012 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,739 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #11,401 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #7,717 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #10,710 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #10,191 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #9,058 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #5,830 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,288 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,711 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,786 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1937 | #4,658 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,585 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,667 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #3,289 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,785 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,533 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,517 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,751 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #2,814 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #3,270 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,873 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,536 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,967 | 5 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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