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    The first name Macarius

    A boy’s name from Greek meaning “blessed”, “lucky”.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Macarius means “blessed”, “lucky” in Greek.

    From Latin Macarius, from Koine Greek Μακάριος (Makários), from μακάριος (makários, “blessed, lucky”).

    More names that mean holy, rich.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Macarius at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Macarius, the 9,396th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 21 were.

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    156
    babies named Macarius since 1880
    #9,396
    rank in 2025
    2012
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Macarius in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    مَكَارِيُوس
    makāriyūs
    Arabic
    Մակար
    Makar
    Armenian
    Kari
    Finnish
    Macaire
    French
    Macario
    Italian
    Makary
    Polish
    Macarie
    Romanian
    Мака́р
    Makár
    Russian, also Мака́рий
    Macario
    Spanish

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    Questions

    What does the name Macarius mean?
    Macarius means “blessed”, “lucky” in Greek.
    What is the origin of the name Macarius?
    From Latin Macarius, from Koine Greek Μακάριος (Makários), from μακάριος (makários, “blessed, lucky”).
    Is Macarius a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 156 US babies named Macarius since 1880 were boys.
    When was Macarius most popular?
    2012 in the United States, when 21 babies were named Macarius, its highest rank at 4,621st.