Macy
Macy was the 720th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 390 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 219th with 1,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 306 places. More babies were named Macy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Macie) variant of Macy (from Massy, France) · Norman French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #720 girls, down 98 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 390girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20031,483 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,304babies recorded
What does the name Macy mean?
Macy 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
Macy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 555 since 1895.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #720 | 390 |
| 2020 | #622 | 471 |
| 2010 | #291 | 1,115 |
| 2000 | #233 | 1,375 |
| 1990 | #641 | 351 |
| 1980 | #2,570 | 37 |
| 1970 | #4,160 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,339 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,987 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,261 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,687 | 23 |
| 1920 | #1,393 | 33 |
| 1910 | #1,049 | 18 |
| 1900 | #999 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,159 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Macy, counting every spelling?
Macy is a spelling of Macie, a name family that ranked #219 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #720 for Macy 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 Macy?
390 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Macy (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Macy 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 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Macy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Macy?
About 31,400 people born in the US named Macy are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 27. That makes Macy 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.
Macy by state
How common Macy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (4.0×), Minnesota (3.1×), Nebraska (2.8×), Wisconsin (2.7×), Kentucky (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New York, California, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Macy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Macy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Macy
What does Macy mean?
Macy is a spelling of Macie, which means “variant of Macy (from Massy, France)” (Norman French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Macy?
Macy was the 720th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 390 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 219th with 1,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 306 places. More babies were named Macy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Macy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Macy in the US.
Where is Macy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Macy was most common in North Dakota (1.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Minnesota.