How Many People Are Named Maceo?
An estimated 2,446 people in the United States have the first name Maceo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Maceo peaked in popularity in 2017 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maceo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maceo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,446
About 1 in 140,129 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2017
95 births
Total Registered
3,129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maceo
Maceo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maceo as a male name
Ranked #2,158 in 2024
68 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (95 births)
Maceo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maceo span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 670 babies were registered. While Maceo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maceo by Decade
How has Maceo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maceo by State
Birth registrations for Maceo span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 35 Maceos were registered per state.
Maceo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maceo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maceo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maceo?
We estimate approximately 2,446 people named Maceo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 140,129 Americans share this first name.
Is Maceo a common name?
Maceo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maceo most popular?
Maceo reached peak popularity in 2017, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maceo is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maceo a male name?
Maceo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maceo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maceo Smith, Maceo Johnson, Maceo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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