Macy

A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning weapon; from the surname Macy.

Baby Names Arena rank
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Win rate
58%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#720
down from #662
UK popularity
#1639
18 babies

How Macy has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#354#568#782201520202025#720

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YearUS rank
2015#414
2016#495
2017#544
2018#562
2019#595
2020#621
2021#630
2022#722
2023#690
2024#662
2025#720

Macy by the numbers

In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Macy. In the US, 563 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 1,483 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.

At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,500 American girls born that year was called Macy.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Macy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Maceyweapon; a variant of Macy or Massey199 in the US (2017)
  • Maythe month; associated with the goddess Maia64 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marcyof Mars; warrior; form of Marcia14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mazyresembling a maze; bewildering9 in the US (2017)
  • Maci995 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Macy

Names that are said the same way as Macy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maisypearl; a diminutive form of Margery81 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maysiepearl; a form of Maisie20 in the US (2017)
  • Masieform of Maisie; a pearl; beloved13 in the US (2017)
  • Macie640 in the US (2017)
  • Maycie49 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Macy

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