Macie
- Pronunciation
- [Ma-cie]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Macie
Macie is a modern American spelling variant of Macy/Maci (see separate entry on Maci for the etymology — possibly from the Old French macy meaning "weapon" or from a feminine variant of Matthew). The Mac-ie spelling is essentially a 20th-21st century American variant.
The various spellings (Macie, Maci, Macy, Maicy) are tracked separately by SSA and represent the same underlying name. The Macie spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking a slightly more elaborate form than the simpler Maci. Notable contemporary bearers include American influencer Macie Bailey; the contemporary fictional Macie of various contemporary novels; and various contemporary American social media personalities.
Macie'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. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the in-built Macy's department-store cultural anchor (founded 1858), the popular two-syllable -ie ending family (Macie, Sadie, Hattie, Maggie), 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 Macie is itself a nickname-shape — Mac (the dominant short form, casual and warm) and the rare Cici each occasionally appear; the alternate spellings Macie, Maci, Macy, Macey, and Maicy have their own SSA tracking. International variants are minimal since the name is essentially modern American.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Macie
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Macie by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2011 with 906 girls named Macie (girl rank #356 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #438 for girls (703 US births). That's 82 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 Macie 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 Macie the strongest states are Montana, West Virginia, Mississippi.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #188 | 29 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #237 | 65 |
| 3 | Mississippi | #251 | 118 |
| 4 | Idaho | #264 | 75 |
| 5 | Kentucky | #276 | 160 |
| 6 | Utah | #296 | 142 |
| 7 | Arkansas | #312 | 96 |
| 8 | Nebraska | #342 | 36 |
| 9 | Ohio | #347 | 303 |
| 10 | Missouri | #372 | 166 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #814 | 163 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #801 | 78 |
| 3 | California | #793 | 336 |
| 4 | Texas | #690 | 417 |
| 5 | Arizona | #638 | 64 |
| 6 | Illinois | #633 | 141 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | #617 | 62 |
| 8 | Florida | #614 | 267 |
| 9 | Nevada | #550 | 28 |
| 10 | Virginia | #545 | 140 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Macie in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack | Son Of | Male | Celtic |
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Compare Macie to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Macie against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).