Name profile

Macy

From an English surname that was from various towns called Massy in France.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#718

Meaning and history

From an English surname derived from several French towns called Massy, which in turn came from the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius, Macy came to wider public attention in 1989 with the introduction of the character Macy Alexander on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. It is also known as the name of the American department store chain founded by Rowland Hussey Macy in 1858.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 1,215 births, rank #274
2007: 1,226 births, rank #281
2008: 1,215 births, rank #281
2009: 1,157 births, rank #286
2010: 1,115 births, rank #291
20112011: 1,064 births, rank #297
2012: 934 births, rank #335
2013: 875 births, rank #361
2014: 892 births, rank #364
2015: 773 births, rank #414
20162016: 632 births, rank #494
2017: 570 births, rank #543
2018: 554 births, rank #561
2019: 510 births, rank #596
2020: 471 births, rank #621
20212021: 468 births, rank #632
2022: 408 births, rank #718
2023: 419 births, rank #691
2024: 441 births, rank #663
20252025: 390 births, rank #718

Macy moved from #663 to #720 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2003, with 1,483 births.