Macy

Meaning: 'Maccius's estate'
Origin: Norman surname from French place Massy (from Old French/Norman (place name via surname))

Girl's name · #720 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Macy's best rank, #219, came in 2003; it has settled back to #720 today. Roughly 33,000 girls have been named Macy since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#233 in Netherlands (2025) · #297 in New Zealand (2025) · #316 in Scotland (2025) · #674 in Ireland (2025) · #1,689 in England & Wales (2025) · #767 in Canada (2024).

Famous Macys

Macy Gray — American singer
Macy Chan — Hong Kong actress and singer
Macy Chiasson — American mixed martial arts fighter
Macy Lau — Hong Kong archer
Macy Rodman — American musician

In stories & tradition

Macy Alexander Sharpe — The Bold and the Beautiful (TV series)
Macy Vaughn — Charmed (TV series)
Macy — Lego Nexo Knights (TV series)

What Macys become

Among 45 notable people named Macy:

Sports figures appear 2.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Macy Chiasson, American mixed martial arts fighter.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Macie (#438), Maci (#773), and Macey (#1619), Macy would rank around #198 with about 1,600 births last year — the newborns split about 45/25/22/8 across Macie, Macy, Maci, and Macey.

Similar names: Maci · Skyler · Makenna · Lacey · Jazmin · Madalyn

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