Maci
Maci was the 773rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 180th with 1,737 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 505 places. More babies were named Maci in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Macie) variant of Macy (from Massy, France) · Norman French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #773 girls, down 317 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 352girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20111,737 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,348babies recorded
What does the name Maci mean?
Maci is a spelling of Macie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Macie's meaning and origin.
Macie is a spelling of Macy, as Wiktionary notes. Macy is a Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius. The department store Macy's, founded by Rowland Hussey Macy, made the surname familiar in the US. As a girl's name Macie is modern.
Massy (French, “place name”)Maccius (Gallo-Roman, “personal name”)
How sure is this? Probable. From a place name based on a Roman personal name of unknown meaning.
Related names: Macy, Maci, Maisie.
See also: French names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Macie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Macy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Maci popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #773 | 352 |
| 2020 | #456 | 678 |
| 2010 | #231 | 1,356 |
| 2000 | #765 | 299 |
| 1990 | #1,519 | 102 |
| 1980 | #6,580 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maci, counting every spelling?
Maci is a spelling of Macie, a name family that ranked #219 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #773 for Maci on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,586 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macie | 703 | #438 | 3,179 |
| Maci | 352 | #773 | 2,204 |
| Macy | 390 | #720 | 2,126 |
| Macey | 129 | #1,619 | 646 |
| Macee | 12 | #8,661 | 88 |
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 Maci?
352 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maci (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maci 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maci.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maci?
About 21,200 people born in the US named Maci are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Maci 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.
Maci by state
How common Maci was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Kentucky (3.7×), Mississippi (3.4×), Louisiana (2.4×), Alabama (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, New Jersey, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maci: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maci, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maci
What does Maci mean?
Maci is a spelling of Macie, which means “variant of Macy (from Massy, France)” (Norman French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Maci?
Maci was the 773rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 180th with 1,737 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 505 places. More babies were named Maci in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maci a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maci in the US.
Where is Maci most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maci was most common in West Virginia (1.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Mississippi.