Macey
Macey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Macey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Macey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Macey
American parents first put Macey on the record books as a baby girl name in 1900, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 561 Maceys were born — ranking #494 that year. About 41% of every Macey on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Macey ranks #1,499 for baby girls with 145 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Macey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Macey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Macey
Macey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Macey's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #494. Use the chart and map above to compare Macey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.