Given name & surname
Macario
“filled with happiness”
Macario is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
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Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Macario developed from Macarius. In Spanish usage, Macario developed from Μακάριος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macario through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,824
- 2,824 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,719 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,719 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 50 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,922 as a first name in 2020; 2,078 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Macario’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Macario has a diminutive in KARYO. Macario shares a linguistic root with Makari. Macario has a related form in Makarios.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Macario has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Makaricognate
- Makarequivalent
- Macariequivalent
- Macariusroot · English, Latin
- Macaireequivalent
- Makariyequivalent
- Macarieequivalent
- МакарRussian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Macario
- Macarius of Alexandriamonk in the Nitrian Desert293–393
- Macario SakayFilipino general, merchant and revolutionary (1870–1907)
- Macario Gómez QuibusSpanish film poster artist and designer1926–2018
- Macario Hing-Gloverassociation football playerborn 1995
- Andrew GonzalezFilipino Christian Brother and university president (1940-2006)
- Macario PinillaBolivian politician and lawyer (1855-1927)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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