Maceo
Maceo was the 2200th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 621st; the most babies were born in 2017 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 136 places. More babies were named Maceo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,200 boys, down 316 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201795 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,195babies recorded
Maceo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,200 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,884 | 79 |
| 2010 | #2,308 | 56 |
| 2000 | #2,362 | 41 |
| 1990 | #4,111 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,192 | 24 |
| 1970 | #1,388 | 37 |
| 1960 | #2,629 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,990 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,264 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,028 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,852 | 19 |
| 1910 | #1,754 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,015 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maceo, counting every spelling?
Maceo is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maceo | 65 | #2,200 | 332 |
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 Maceo?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maceo (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maceo 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maceo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maceo?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Maceo are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 45. That makes Maceo mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Maceo by state
How common Maceo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 43 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 Maceo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maceo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maceo
How popular is the name Maceo?
Maceo was the 2200th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 621st; the most babies were born in 2017 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 136 places. More babies were named Maceo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maceo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maceo in the US.
Where is Maceo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maceo was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Virginia.