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Macy

Girl

Meaning of Macy: French: 'weapon'

Macy is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 699th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#699

390 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

33,304

First recorded 1885 · peak 2003

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 35 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 40 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 85 babies1988: 82 babies1989: 160 babies1990: 359 babies19901991: 544 babies1992: 591 babies1993: 630 babies1994: 674 babies1995: 776 babies1996: 744 babies1997: 788 babies1998: 872 babies1999: 988 babies2000: 1,380 babies20002001: 1,314 babies2002: 1,451 babies2003: 1,494 babies2004: 1,429 babies2005: 1,368 babies2006: 1,215 babies2007: 1,234 babies2008: 1,215 babies2009: 1,162 babies2010: 1,115 babies20102011: 1,064 babies2012: 934 babies2013: 875 babies2014: 892 babies2015: 773 babies2016: 632 babies2017: 570 babies2018: 554 babies2019: 510 babies2020: 471 babies20202021: 468 babies2022: 408 babies2023: 419 babies2024: 441 babies2025: 390 babies
US babies named Macy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,494.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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Other names starting with M