Macy

Where Macy comes from

Norman baronial surname from places named Massy in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius.
— Wiktionary's entry for Macy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #842 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Macy Gray born
    American singer
  3. 1967
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1981
    Macy Chan born
    Hong Kong actress and singer
  5. 2003
    Peak, #219
    1,483 babies named Macy — more than any year before or since.
  6. 2016
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #494.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Macy Gray · American singer, born 1967
  • Macy Chan · Hong Kong actress and singer, born 1981
  • Macy Rodman · American musician, born 1989
  • Macy Ma · Chinese female singer and dancer, born 2000
  • Macy Philippus · American soccer player, born 2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.