How Many People Are Named Macey?
An estimated 11,144 people in the United States have the first name Macey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Macey peaked in popularity in 2001 with 561 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Macey 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 Macey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Macey is overwhelmingly female, 51 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
11,144
About 1 in 30,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2001
561 births
Total Registered
11,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Macey
Macey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,457 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Macey as a male name
Ranked #8,766 in 2000
7 male births in 2000
Peak: 1915 (7 births)
Macey as a female name
Ranked #1,418 in 2024
157 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (561 births)
Macey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Macey span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,827 babies were registered. Macey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Macey by Decade
How has Macey 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.
Macey by State
Birth registrations for Macey span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nevada, Montana. On average, about 223 Maceys were registered per state.
Macey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Macey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Macey
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Macey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Macey?
We estimate approximately 11,144 people named Macey 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 30,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Macey a common name?
Macey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Macey most popular?
Macey reached peak popularity in 2001, when 561 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Macey is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Macey a female name?
Macey is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Macey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Macey Smith, Macey Johnson, Macey 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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