Maclovio
Spanish given name meaning "famous warrior" or "renowned fighter".
Name Census estimates that about 63 living Americans carry the first name Maclovio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Maclovio today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maclovio births was 1993 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maclovio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Maclovio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
63
~ 1 in 5,440,545 Americans
Peak year
1993
9 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2011 SSA rank
#13,579
Tracked since 1919
Census
Maclovio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 371 people with the first name Maclovio, which placed it at #25,534 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,534
National first-name rank
People counted
371
371 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maclovio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maclovio is Hispanic at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maclovio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maclovio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.3% · 361
- White1.3% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2
Popularity
Maclovio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maclovio from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 32 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maclovio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maclovio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maclovios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Maclovio
Maclovio is a given name of Latin origin, derived from the French name Maclovius, which in turn comes from the Celtic Brittonic word "maco" meaning "son" and the element "lau" meaning "lion". It is believed to have originated in the 5th or 6th century in Brittany, a cultural region in the northwest of France.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maclovio can be found in the life of Saint Malo, a Welsh monk and bishop who lived in the 6th century. He is said to have evangelized the region of Brittany and established a monastic settlement on the island now known as Saint-Malo. The name Maclovio is thought to be a variant of the Latinized form of his name, Maclovius.
In the Middle Ages, the name Maclovio was relatively common in parts of Western Europe, particularly in France and Spain. One notable bearer of the name was Maclovio de Isla (1444-1518), a Spanish Dominican friar and preacher who served as the confessor to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.
Another historical figure with the name Maclovio was Maclovio Redondo (1800-1876), a Mexican politician and military leader who fought in the Mexican-American War and later served as the governor of the state of Nuevo León.
In the 19th century, Maclovio Herrera (1815-1888) was a Mexican poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Mexican Romantic literature. His works often celebrated the natural beauty and traditions of his homeland.
Maclovio Baudo (1836-1896) was an Italian painter and sculptor who gained recognition for his religious works, including altarpieces and statues commissioned for churches in Italy and South America.
Despite its historical usage, the name Maclovio has become relatively rare in modern times, especially outside of certain regions in Mexico and parts of Latin America where it has maintained a presence due to cultural and religious influences.
People
Maclovio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maclovio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maclovio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maclovio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 63 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maclovio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,440,545 US residents.
Is Maclovio a common name?
We classify Maclovio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 57.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 86 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maclovio most popular?
The single biggest year for Maclovio was 1993, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maclovio is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maclovio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 371 people with the name Maclovio, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,534 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maclovio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maclovio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maclovio appears almost entirely male. Of the 366 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maclovio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maclovio is Hispanic at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maclovio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Maclovio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.3% (361 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maclovio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maclovio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maclovio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maclovio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maclovio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maclovio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Maclovio?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.