Recorded 1982–2020 Boys' name Peak 1996 315 births

Maciej — boys' name

315 babies named Maciej in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s1202000s1282010s462020s6
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Maciej was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Maciej in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maciej

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Maciej between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maciej currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maciej performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maciej shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Maciej in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maciej in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 315 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maciej at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

315

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Maciej popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 202020142009200520011997199319891982 5

Maciej by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 41% of Maciej's all-time total
1980s151990s1202000s1282010s462020s6

Maciej by state

Where Maciej concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Maciej
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
86 27.3%
#2 New York
10 3.2%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.9%
Illinois share of Maciej's total US births 27.3%
Even split

86 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maciej?
315 babies have been named Maciej since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Maciej most popular?
Maciej was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Maciej most popular?
The top states for the name Maciej are Illinois (86 births), New York (10 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Maciej been used?
Maciej has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Maciej?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mack, Mac, Mackenzie, Maceo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.