girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Macie

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #438 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#438
among girls · ↑35 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
703
named Macie · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,286
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
906 babies
All-time total
23,503
#953 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Macie popularity over time

23,503 babies have been named Macie since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 48 – 48 5 – #826
1890s 168 – 168 17 +250% #654
1900s 293 – 293 29 +74% #462
1910s 653 16 669 67 +128% #581
1920s 675 5 680 68 +2% #795
1930s 386 5 391 39 -42% #954
1940s 222 5 227 23 -42% #1,448
1950s 137 – 137 14 -40% #2,358
1960s 104 – 104 10 -24% #2,708
1970s 159 – 159 16 +53% #3,150
1980s 268 – 268 27 +69% #2,088
1990s 2,457 – 2,457 246 +817% #572
2000s 6,578 – 6,578 658 +168% #414
2010s 7,575 – 7,575 758 +15% #357
2020s (to 2025) 3,749 – 3,749 625 -18% #438

Where Macie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 721 0.45 #430
2027 737 0.46 #424
2028 751 0.47 #416
2029 763 0.47 #410
2030 773 0.48 #403

Where Macie is most popular

Girls named Macie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.392 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Macie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 75 1.60 +309%
West Virginia 39 1.49 +280%
Montana 16 1.18 +202%
Kentucky 85 0.994 +154%
Idaho 33 0.986 +152%
Utah 79 0.949 +142%
Arkansas 48 0.908 +132%
Delaware 10 0.882 +125%
Alabama 81 0.863 +120%
Missouri 103 0.855 +118%
South Carolina 69 0.768 +96%
Iowa 44 0.753 +92%
Oregon 49 0.753 +92%
Ohio 165 0.695 +77%
Wisconsin 70 0.680 +73%
Tennessee 97 0.612 +56%
Indiana 84 0.598 +53%
North Carolina 135 0.593 +51%
Kansas 34 0.589 +50%
Pennsylvania 138 0.584 +49%
Oklahoma 42 0.571 +46%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +42%
Colorado 62 0.555 +42%
Minnesota 58 0.537 +37%
Louisiana 45 0.514 +31%
Washington 74 0.512 +31%
Michigan 90 0.494 +26%
Virginia 75 0.440 +12%
Florida 187 0.437 +12%
Maryland 46 0.434 +11%
New Hampshire 8 0.433 +11%
Georgia 95 0.418 +7%
Illinois 77 0.336 -14%
Maine 5 0.323 -18%
Massachusetts 37 0.306 -22%
Texas 242 0.301 -23%
New Jersey 54 0.299 -24%
Connecticut 17 0.292 -25%
Arizona 37 0.264 -33%
New York 102 0.258 -34%
California 209 0.249 -37%
Nevada 11 0.237 -40%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Macie

Macie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #438 in 2025 with 703 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 23,503 American babies have been named Macie. Its peak came in 2011, when 906 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Macie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Macie?

The median living Macie is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 21 thousand people named Macie are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Macie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 703 #438 – –
2024 656 #473 – –
2023 648 #475 – –
2022 575 #537 – –
2021 597 #517 – –
2020 570 #530 – –
2019 654 #479 – –
2018 562 #552 – –
2017 646 #484 – –
2016 682 #468 – –
2015 770 #417 – –
2014 868 #376 – –
2013 792 #391 – –
2012 843 #371 – –
2011 906 #357 – –
2010 852 #373 – –
2009 770 #414 – –
2008 738 #430 – –
2007 717 #447 – –
2006 658 #480 – –
2005 664 #458 – –
2004 622 #474 – –
2003 637 #469 – –
2002 594 #475 – –
2001 617 #452 – –
2000 561 #487 – –
1995 266 #763 – –
1990 113 #1,403 – –
1985 20 #4,078 – –
1980 17 #4,436 – –
1975 20 #3,465 – –
1970 10 #5,269 – –
1965 13 #3,659 – –
1960 7 #5,488 – –
1955 11 #3,699 – –
1950 15 #2,729 – –
1945 24 #1,726 – –
1940 23 #1,664 – –
1935 40 #1,112 – –
1930 40 #1,189 – –
1925 64 #938 – –
1920 83 #795 – –
1915 71 #783 – –
1910 51 #581 – –
1905 29 #661 – –
1900 21 #819 – –
1895 14 #881 – –
1890 16 #682 – –
1885 8 #826 – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Macie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Macie?

The median living Macie is about 15 years old. Half of all living Macies are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Macie are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Macie are alive in the United States, based on 23,503 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Macie mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Macie in 2025?

Macie ranked #438 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 703 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Macie?

23,503 babies have been named Macie in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Macie most popular?

Macie peaked in 2011, when 906 newborns received the name.

Is Macie a boy or girl name?

Macie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Macie rising or falling?

Macie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Macie become more popular?

Macie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 773 girls named Macie in 2030, which would rank around #403. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Macie

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