girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Macy

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #720 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.

Rank 2025
#720
among girls · ↓57 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
390
named Macy · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,121
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
1,494 babies
All-time total
33,304
#793 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Macy popularity over time

33,304 babies have been named Macy since 1885, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 21 – 21 2 – #887
1890s 88 5 93 9 +343% #816
1900s 126 15 141 14 +52% #908
1910s 215 49 264 26 +87% #1,023
1920s 265 70 335 34 +27% #1,356
1930s 177 41 218 22 -35% #1,586
1940s 123 48 171 17 -22% #2,047
1950s 130 43 173 17 +1% #2,661
1960s 130 40 170 17 -2% #2,379
1970s 260 55 315 32 +85% #2,173
1980s 583 76 659 66 +109% #1,096
1990s 6,901 65 6,966 697 +957% #314
2000s 13,214 48 13,262 1,326 +90% #219
2010s 7,919 – 7,919 792 -40% #291
2020s (to 2025) 2,597 – 2,597 433 -45% #622

Where Macy 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 378 0.24 outside top 500
2027 368 0.23 outside top 500
2028 360 0.22 outside top 500
2029 353 0.22 outside top 500
2030 347 0.22 outside top 500

Where Macy is most popular

Girls named Macy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.262 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota.

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 Macy 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
North Dakota 16 1.22 +365%
Iowa 61 1.04 +298%
Minnesota 87 0.806 +208%
Nebraska 26 0.723 +176%
Wisconsin 72 0.699 +167%
Kentucky 56 0.655 +150%
Alabama 53 0.564 +115%
Indiana 78 0.556 +112%
Michigan 99 0.544 +107%
Missouri 63 0.523 +99%
Oregon 33 0.507 +93%
Kansas 29 0.503 +92%
Washington 71 0.492 +88%
Mississippi 21 0.449 +71%
North Carolina 101 0.444 +69%
South Dakota 6 0.420 +60%
Idaho 14 0.418 +60%
Ohio 95 0.400 +53%
Tennessee 61 0.385 +47%
Montana 5 0.369 +41%
Arkansas 19 0.360 +37%
Colorado 38 0.340 +30%
Pennsylvania 80 0.338 +29%
South Carolina 30 0.334 +27%
Oklahoma 23 0.313 +19%
Georgia 62 0.273 ≈ national
New Hampshire 5 0.271 ≈ national
Illinois 61 0.266 ≈ national
Virginia 44 0.258 ≈ national
Arizona 34 0.242 -8%
Florida 88 0.206 -22%
Texas 165 0.205 -22%
Massachusetts 24 0.198 -24%
Louisiana 17 0.194 -26%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -27%
Maryland 20 0.189 -28%
Utah 12 0.144 -45%
California 113 0.134 -49%
New York 36 0.091 -65%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Macy

Macy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #720 in 2025 with 390 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 33,304 American babies have been named Macy. Its peak came in 2003, when 1,494 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Macy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Macy?

The median living Macy is about 20 years old; half are between 13 and 26. An estimated 32 thousand people named Macy are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Macy 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 390 #720 – –
2024 441 #663 – –
2023 419 #691 – –
2022 408 #719 – –
2021 468 #632 – –
2020 471 #622 – –
2019 510 #596 – –
2018 554 #562 – –
2017 570 #543 – –
2016 632 #495 – –
2015 773 #414 – –
2014 892 #364 – –
2013 875 #361 – –
2012 934 #335 – –
2011 1,064 #297 – –
2010 1,115 #291 – –
2009 1,157 #286 5 #13,727
2008 1,215 #281 – –
2007 1,226 #281 8 #9,425
2006 1,215 #275 – –
2005 1,368 #243 – –
2004 1,415 #233 14 #5,683
2003 1,483 #219 11 #6,552
2002 1,446 #221 5 #11,794
2001 1,314 #242 – –
2000 1,375 #233 5 #11,497
1995 769 #343 7 #7,489
1990 351 #641 8 #6,191
1985 35 #2,734 5 #7,174
1980 37 #2,570 10 #4,022
1975 16 #4,056 – –
1970 14 #4,160 10 #3,193
1965 11 #4,099 – –
1960 10 #4,339 7 #3,536
1955 11 #3,700 5 #4,193
1950 13 #2,987 6 #3,547
1945 – – 6 #3,201
1940 14 #2,261 7 #3,028
1935 15 #2,168 – –
1930 23 #1,687 7 #3,479
1925 25 #1,725 – –
1920 33 #1,393 5 #4,702
1915 23 #1,552 – –
1910 18 #1,049 – –
1905 17 #914 5 #1,352
1900 15 #999 – –
1895 8 #1,259 5 #1,189
1890 7 #1,159 – –
1885 7 #887 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Macy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Macy Gray Macy Gray American singer (born 1967) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Macy?

The median living Macy is about 20 years old. Half of all living Macys are between 13 and 26 years old.

How many people named Macy are alive today?

An estimated 32 thousand people named Macy are alive in the United States, based on 33,304 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Macy mean?

Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.

How popular is the name Macy in 2025?

Macy ranked #720 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 390 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Macy?

33,304 babies have been named Macy in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Macy most popular?

Macy peaked in 2003, when 1,494 newborns received the name.

Is Macy a boy or girl name?

Macy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Macy rising or falling?

Macy is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Macy become more popular?

Macy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 347 girls named Macy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Macy?

Well-known people named Macy include Macy Gray (musician).

Names like Macy

Names that sound and feel close to Macy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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