Macy
#718 for girls in 2025, 390 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #12,491
Given to girls 98.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 1,483 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,749since 1885
Macy over time
Rank among girls' names. Macy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #718 | 390 | — | |
| 2024 | #663 | 441 | — | |
| 2023 | #691 | 419 | — | |
| 2022 | #718 | 408 | — | |
| 2021 | #632 | 468 | — | |
| 2020 | #621 | 471 | — | |
| 2019 | #596 | 510 | — | |
| 2018 | #561 | 554 | — | |
| 2017 | #543 | 570 | — | |
| 2016 | #494 | 632 | — | |
| 2015 | #414 | 773 | — | |
| 2014 | #364 | 892 | — | |
| 2013 | #361 | 875 | — | |
| 2012 | #335 | 934 | — | |
| 2011 | #297 | 1,064 | — | |
| 2010 | #291 | 1,115 | — | |
| 2009 | #286 | 1,157 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #281 | 1,215 | — | |
| 2007 | #281 | 1,226 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #274 | 1,215 | — | |
| 2005 | #243 | 1,368 | — | |
| 2004 | #233 | 1,415 | #5,492 | 14 |
| 2003 | #219 | 1,483 | #6,258 | 11 |
| 2002 | #221 | 1,446 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #242 | 1,314 | — | |
| 2000 | #233 | 1,375 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #314 | 983 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #337 | 872 | — | |
| 1997 | #354 | 780 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #366 | 739 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #343 | 769 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #380 | 667 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #401 | 624 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #432 | 581 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #458 | 535 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #638 | 351 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #1,091 | 153 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #1,704 | 75 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #1,619 | 76 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #2,704 | 35 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #2,192 | 45 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #2,414 | 40 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #2,265 | 44 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,537 | 37 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,621 | 34 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,159 | 43 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #2,463 | 35 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,356 | 31 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | — | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #1,393 | 31 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #1,566 | 26 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | — | |
| 1909 | #935 | 19 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | — | |
| 1900 | #970 | 15 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Macy! It came in at #842, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Macy is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#225 · 1 in 1,247
- Louisiana#255 · 1 in 1,410
- Georgia#271 · 1 in 1,778
- Alabama#278 · 1 in 1,729
- Iowa#338 · 1 in 2,282
Best ever in a state: #44 in North Dakota, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Louisiana | #255 | 18 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Georgia | #271 | 24 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Alabama | #278 | 13 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Iowa | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Texas | #350 | 65 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Tennessee | #383 | 11 | 1 in 2,745 |
| Indiana | #406 | 12 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Kansas | #423 | 5 | 1 in 2,792 |
| North Carolina | #505 | 10 | 1 in 4,086 |
| Maryland | #524 | 7 | 1 in 4,052 |
| Ohio | #527 | 16 | 1 in 4,431 |
| Missouri | #562 | 7 | 1 in 4,693 |
| Pennsylvania | #614 | 13 | 1 in 5,584 |
| Florida | #621 | 17 | 1 in 4,655 |
| Arizona | #755 | 5 | 1 in 5,252 |
| Illinois | #876 | 10 | 1 in 7,851 |
| California | #913 | 34 | 1 in 7,719 |
| Michigan | #1,001 | 6 | 1 in 10,412 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Macy
- 55 spots since 2024 (#663 → #718)
- 97 spots since 2020 (#621 → #718)
- 304 spots since 2015 (#414 → #718)
- Biggest jump: 485 spots in 1897 (#1,416 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 926 spots in 1907 (#895 → #1,821)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2003 at #219 (1,483 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1990–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,232 girls born in 2003 were named Macy (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,121 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 40.3% of all girls named Macy (13,214) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #842 (1885) | #892 |
| 1890s | 88 | #794 (1893) | #1,077 |
| 1900s | 126 | #895 (1906) | #1,163 |
| 1910s | 215 | #1,007 (1911) | #1,414 |
| 1920s | 265 | #1,341 (1921) | #1,639 |
| 1930s | 177 | #1,556 (1934) | #1,916 |
| 1940s | 123 | #1,994 (1943) | #2,662 |
| 1950s | 130 | #2,592 (1954) | #3,306 |
| 1960s | 130 | #2,350 (1969) | #3,945 |
| 1970s | 260 | #2,159 (1978) | #3,074 |
| 1980s | 583 | #1,091 (1989) | #2,158 |
| 1990s | 6,901 | #314 (1999) | #402 |
| 2000s | 13,214 | #219 (2003) | #251 |
| 2010s | 7,919 | #291 (2010) | #426 |
| 2020s | 2,597 | #621 (2020) | #674 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Macy in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 5,409 of them was named Macy, which outranked 95.8% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 256,755 of them was named Macy, which outranked 38.7% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,382Zoe9
- #5,382Zong9
- #5,382Zuriel9
- #5,823Macy8
- #5,823Aaren8
- #5,823Aaric8
- #5,823Abayomi8
- #6,415Abdias7
- #6,415Abdulmalik7
- #6,415Abdurrahman7
Tied with 591 names at #5,823; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.