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Macy

Macy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Massy”
Origin
French
Say it
MAY-see · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (98% of all uses)

Transferred from a surname derived from places in France called Massy, from a Gallo-Roman personal name. It is also used as a variant of Macie/Macie.

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How popular is Macy?

2024132 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Macy in 2024440

2024 rank#663 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 188032,910

Macy is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Macy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Macievariant of Macy, from Matthew's estate · English
  • Maciweapon · English
  • Maceyweapon · French
  • Charlottefree man · French
  • Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
  • Eloisehealthy; wide · French
  • Claireclear, bright · French
  • Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French

Macy questions

What does the name Macy mean?

Macy means "from Massy". It comes from French. Transferred from a surname derived from places in France called Massy, from a Gallo-Roman personal name. It is also used as a variant of Macie/Macie.

Is Macy a boy or girl name?

Macy is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Macy?

440 US babies were named Macy in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Macy?

Macy is usually pronounced MAY-see.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.