Macie
Macie was the 438th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 703 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 357th with 906 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Macie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Macy (from Massy, France) · Norman French, Latin
Say it MAY-see /ˈmeɪsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #438 girls, up 92 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 703girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011906 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,503babies recorded
What does the name Macie mean?
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
Macie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 31 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #438 | 703 |
| 2020 | #530 | 570 |
| 2010 | #373 | 852 |
| 2000 | #487 | 561 |
| 1990 | #1,403 | 113 |
| 1980 | #4,436 | 17 |
| 1970 | #5,269 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,488 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,729 | 15 |
| 1940 | #1,664 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,189 | 40 |
| 1920 | #795 | 83 |
| 1910 | #581 | 51 |
| 1900 | #819 | 21 |
| 1890 | #682 | 16 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Macie, counting every spelling?
Macie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #219 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #438 for Macie 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 Macie?
703 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macie (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Macie 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macie?
About 21,000 people born in the US named Macie are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Macie 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.
Macie by state
How common Macie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.1×), West Virginia (3.8×), Kentucky (2.5×), Idaho (2.5×), Utah (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nevada, California, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Macie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Macie · Sibling names for Macie
Questions about the name Macie
What does Macie mean?
Macie means “variant of Macy (from Massy, France)” (Norman French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Macie?
Macie was the 438th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 703 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 357th with 906 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Macie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Macie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Macie in the US.
Where is Macie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Macie was most common in Mississippi (1.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Montana.