Macen
Macen was the 4331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2307th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,438 places. More babies were named Macen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mason) stoneworker (surname) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,331 boys, down 555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201056 babies
- Total since 1880
- 969babies recorded
What does the name Macen mean?
Macen is a spelling of Mason, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mason's meaning and origin.
Mason is an English occupational surname for a stonemason. As a given name it is a modern transfer.
mason (English, “stoneworker”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Macen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,331 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,776 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,307 | 56 |
| 2000 | #4,500 | 17 |
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How popular is Macen, counting every spelling?
Macen is a spelling of Mason, a name family that ranked #48 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,331 for Macen on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,359 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 6,291 | #39 | 37,196 |
| Masen | 44 | #2,868 | 245 |
| Macen | 24 | #4,331 | 163 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Macen?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Macen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macen?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Macen are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Macen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Macen by state
How common Macen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Macen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Macen
What does Macen mean?
Macen is a spelling of Mason, which means “stoneworker (surname)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Macen?
Macen was the 4331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2307th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,438 places. More babies were named Macen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Macen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Macen in the US.
Where is Macen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Macen was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.