Macey
A respelling of Macy, taken from an English surname that traces back to Norman places called Massy, named for a Gallo-Roman landholder called Maccius.
Macey in 2025
Macey was given to 129 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,984th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,700 babies born.
The history of Macey
Macey reached its highest point in 2001, when 561 babies were given the name, ranking 916th that year.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 11,587 babies have been named Macey. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Macey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Macey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | 2,594 |
| 1910s | 48 | 3,632 |
| 1920s | 21 | 8,110 |
| 1930s | 12 | 6,600 |
| 1940s | 10 | 7,675 |
| 1960s | 30 | 9,069 |
| 1970s | 105 | 6,197 |
| 1980s | 227 | 3,219 |
| 1990s | 2,832 | 1,005 |
| 2000s | 4,827 | 916 |
| 2010s | 2,657 | 1,314 |
| 2020s | 802 | 2,589 |
Where Macey is heading
Macey has fallen 48% over the past decade, from 248 babies in 2015 to 129 in 2025.
Names like Macey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Macey.