Entry № 3389 · Spanish origin

Macarena Macarena — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mah-kah-REH-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Spanish

Meaning

"The Marian devotion of Seville"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Spanish)

The meaning

A name that means "the marian devotion of seville".

Macarena refers to the Virgin of Macarena — the most beloved Marian devotion of Seville, Spain. The Basilica of Macarena holds her famous weeping statue.

Macarena (1993), the song by Los del Río, made the name globally famous.

The Sevillian Virgin. The 1996 dance hit.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Macarena

Transliteration: Macarena
Pronunciation: / ˌmæk.əˈreɪ.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Macarena stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Macarena · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Macarenas before her.

Real people

Macarena Gómez

Spanish actress.

born 1978

In fiction

Macarena

Heroine of Los del Río's song.

1993 song

Names connected to Macarena.

Numerology

The number behind Macarena.

The Free Spirit

Macarena reduces to five — the number of Sevillian Marian.

Parents on Macarena

Why families chose this name.

"The Sevillian Virgin. Eight letters. Macarena."

Lucia · Mother of one · Seville