Given name & surname · also English
Macon
“to make”·“from the city in France”
Macon is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “to make” and “from the city in France”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “to make” and “from the city in France”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and French naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,314
- 2,105 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,485 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,485 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,422 as a first name in 2020; 6,714 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.
Macon’s family of names
Macon has a related form in Mackon. Macon has a related form in Mackun. Macon has a related form in Macun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Macon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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