Boys' name · since 1982
Maciej
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 315 babies named Maciej, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 315
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maciej sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 315 recorded since 1982.
Maciej has 315 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2020.
- #10,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 315 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maciej ranks #10,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 315
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maciej's 315 recorded births place it above 77.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Maciej's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maciej's full recorded timeline at 2002, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maciej popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Maciej by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Maciej's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Maciej births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (41% of all-time use).
Maciej by state
Where Maciej concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| 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% |
86 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Maciej's data
- Maciej's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Maciejs (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maciej: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maciej draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.