# Macy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/macy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmeɪsi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,304 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 555 / 32,749 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,461, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,064 | 297 |
| 2012 | 934 | 335 |
| 2013 | 875 | 361 |
| 2014 | 892 | 364 |
| 2015 | 773 | 414 |
| 2016 | 632 | 495 |
| 2017 | 570 | 543 |
| 2018 | 554 | 562 |
| 2019 | 510 | 596 |
| 2020 | 471 | 622 |
| 2021 | 468 | 632 |
| 2022 | 408 | 719 |
| 2023 | 419 | 691 |
| 2024 | 441 | 663 |
| 2025 | 390 | 720 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 | 6,191 |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,777 |
| 1992 | 10 | 5,499 |
| 1993 | 6 | 8,280 |
| 1994 | 7 | 7,458 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,489 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,953 |
| 1997 | 8 | 7,021 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,957 |
| 2000 | 5 | 11,497 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11,794 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,552 |
| 2004 | 14 | 5,683 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,425 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13,727 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 239 | 210 |
| 2012 | 192 | 255 |
| 2013 | 168 | 280 |
| 2014 | 97 | 448 |
| 2015 | 98 | 444 |
| 2016 | 104 | 427 |
| 2017 | 83 | 514 |
| 2018 | 83 | 513 |
| 2019 | 48 | 778 |
| 2020 | 61 | 624 |
| 2021 | 53 | 709 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,023 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1,056 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1,302 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |

## People named Macy

- Macy Gray, American singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.