Macy

Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Meaning

Macy is a female given name based on the surname Macy, which is itself derived from a French place name meaning "Maccius' estate". Other spelling variations of the name include Macie, Macey, and Maci.

From Wikipedia

Macy first appears in the data in 1885 and has been recorded in 136 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 1,483 babies (rank #219 that year). In 2024 it was given to 440 girls (rank #662). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Macy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Macy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

32,910

Total babies (all years)

136

Years in the data

1,483

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Macy

Macy Graypop singer · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1885	7	#887
1886	7	#958
1887	7	#1,000
1890	7	#1,159
1891	10	#927
1893	14	#816
1894	5	#1,619
1895	8	#1,259
1896	6	#1,509
1897	12	#963
1898	16	#870
1899	10	#1,068
1900	15	#999
1901	13	#948
1902	9	#1,281
1903	5	#1,959
1904	11	#1,149
1905	17	#914
1906	17	#908
1907	6	#1,969
1908	14	#1,115
1909	19	#955
1910	18	#1,049
1911	19	#1,023
1912	13	#1,584
1913	13	#1,729
1914	17	#1,637
1915	23	#1,552
1916	27	#1,428
1917	28	#1,421
1918	26	#1,589
1919	31	#1,412
1920	33	#1,393
1921	35	#1,356
1922	29	#1,555
1923	25	#1,707
1924	19	#2,097
1925	25	#1,725
1926	25	#1,695
1927	30	#1,505
1928	27	#1,571
1929	17	#2,067
1930	23	#1,687
1931	21	#1,721
1932	19	#1,853
1933	15	#2,111
1934	23	#1,586
1935	15	#2,168
1936	15	#2,106
1937	16	#2,056
1938	14	#2,291
1939	16	#2,088
1940	14	#2,261
1941	12	#2,612
1942	14	#2,490
1943	19	#2,047
1944	11	#2,875
1946	18	#2,281
1947	17	#2,502
1948	11	#3,263
1949	7	#4,499
1950	13	#2,987
1951	15	#2,766
1952	10	#3,695
1953	11	#3,596
1954	18	#2,661
1955	11	#3,700
1956	19	#2,683
1957	13	#3,419
1958	7	#5,214
1959	13	#3,550
1960	10	#4,337
1961	12	#3,914
1962	6	#6,291
1963	14	#3,562
1964	12	#4,011
1965	11	#4,099
1966	9	#4,718
1967	14	#3,579
1968	12	#4,131
1969	30	#2,378
1970	14	#4,161
1971	17	#3,736
1972	31	#2,380
1973	14	#4,269
1974	27	#2,729
1975	16	#4,056
1976	29	#2,698
1977	35	#2,495
1978	43	#2,173
1979	34	#2,651
1980	37	#2,570
1981	44	#2,289
1982	40	#2,438
1983	29	#2,952
1984	45	#2,214
1985	35	#2,734
1986	49	#2,162
1987	76	#1,625
1988	75	#1,716
1989	153	#1,096
1990	351	#641
1991	535	#458
1992	581	#433
1993	624	#401
1994	667	#380
1995	769	#343
1996	739	#367
1997	780	#354
1998	872	#337
1999	983	#314
2000	1,375	#233
2001	1,314	#242
2002	1,446	#221
2003	1,483	#219
2004	1,415	#233
2005	1,368	#243
2006	1,215	#275
2007	1,226	#281
2008	1,215	#281
2009	1,157	#286
2010	1,115	#291
2011	1,064	#297
2012	934	#335
2013	875	#361
2014	892	#364
2015	773	#414
2016	632	#495
2017	569	#543
2018	554	#561
2019	510	#596
2020	471	#622
2021	468	#632
2022	406	#722
2023	419	#691
2024	440	#662