Maci
- Pronunciation
- [Ma-ci]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Maci
Maci is a modern American spelling variant of Macy or Maci, possibly derived from the Old French surname meaning "weapon" (a medieval ceremonial mace) or from a short form of Matthew's feminine variants. The Mac-i spelling Maci is essentially a 20th-21st century American invention.
The various spellings (Maci, Macy, Macie, Maicee, Maicy) are tracked separately by SSA and represent the same underlying name family. Notable bearers include the iconic American department-store chain Macy's (using Macy as a surname, founded 1858 in New York City by R. H. Macy, anchoring the name in American cultural memory). The name was further popularized through the 2009 American children's book Maci's Miracle Christmas.
Maci's American climb is recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2005 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2014 and the top 300 since. The name has been used predominantly for girls. Notable contemporary bearers include American reality-TV personality Maci Bookout (born 1991, the MTV Teen Mom star); various American social media influencers; and contemporary American actresses. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the in-built Macy's department-store cultural anchor, the popular two-syllable -i ending family (Maci, Mia, Aria, Maya), and the modern visual presence. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal warmth distinctive to invented modern American names. The name reads as distinctly contemporary American. Common nicknames are scarce since Maci is itself a nickname-shape — Mac (the dominant short form, casual and warm) and the rare Cici each occasionally appear; the alternate spellings Maci, Macy, Macie, Maicy, and Macey have their own SSA tracking. International variants are minimal since the name is essentially modern American invented.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Maci
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Maci by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2011 with 1,737 girls named Maci (girl rank #180 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #773 for girls (352 US births). That's 593 places below its 2011 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Maci Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Maci the strongest states are Montana, West Virginia, Kentucky.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #124 | 33 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #172 | 114 |
| 3 | Kentucky | #182 | 252 |
| 4 | North Dakota | #183 | 32 |
| 5 | Maine | #184 | 21 |
| 6 | Nebraska | #278 | 54 |
| 7 | Idaho | #285 | 32 |
| 8 | Mississippi | #285 | 119 |
| 9 | Iowa | #296 | 107 |
| 10 | Arkansas | #300 | 91 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #860 | 234 |
| 2 | New York | #747 | 172 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #743 | 78 |
| 4 | Texas | #705 | 425 |
| 5 | Colorado | #668 | 71 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #657 | 58 |
| 7 | Arizona | #602 | 82 |
| 8 | Florida | #591 | 289 |
| 9 | Virginia | #586 | 135 |
| 10 | Nevada | #543 | 17 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Maci in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Maci to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Maci against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).