Macarena

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Macarena is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Australia, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Macareña

45 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Macarena is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Spanish, a female given name from Ancient Greek or Arabic

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, Advocación sevillana de la Virgen María; ligado al barrio de la Macarena y quizá a San Macario.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• Advocación de la Vrrgen María originaria del barrio homónimo de Sevilla, que recibe el nombre de un edificio dedicado a San Macario

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• In English, Mountains, mountain range,

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, Colombia; dance

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Macarena Berlínb. 1973ESSpanish journalist
• Macarena Gómezb. 1978ESSpanish actress
• Macarena Rodríguezb. 1978AROlympic field hockey player
• Macarena Olonab. 1979ESSpanish politician
• Macarena Simari Birknerb. 1984ARArgentine alpine skier
• Tamarab. 1984ESnot in their usual nameSpanish pop/bolero singer
• Macarena Aguilarb. 1985EShandball player
• Macarena Garcíab. 1988ESSpanish actress (born 1988)
• Macarena Achagab. 1992ARArgentine born Mexican actress and singer
• Macarena Ceballosb. 1995ARArgentine swimmer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Macarena?

A machine transcription gives /makaɾena/ (IPA) for Spanish.

What does the name Macarena mean, and where does it come from?

From Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Macarena; place name of uncertain origin. Recorded by Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education).

Is Macarena a male or female name?

Macarena is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Macarena have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 24 thousand people named Macarena in Chile, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled macarena.

How common is the name Macarena?

In Spain, the national register counted 16,296 people named Macarena, about 1 in 3.1 thousand residents.

How common is Macarena compared with other names?

In Chile, Macarena is the 99th most common given name of 70,478 given names recorded there.