Girls' name · since 1885
Macy
32,749 babies named Macy in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #719 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,749
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Macy is the #719 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 32,749 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macy has been recorded 32,749 times among girls since 1885, currently ranked #719 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #719 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,749 born since 1885
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macy ranks #793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #719 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,749 born since 1885, peaking in the 2000s.
- #793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #719 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,749
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macy's 32,749 recorded births place it above 98.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Macy compares
32,749 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Macy's all-time total is 87x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,749 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,483 | 21 | 19,840 |
Macy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macy splits its recorded history at 1957: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 1,483 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 1,483
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Macy popularity over time - boys
555 total births recorded since 1895 (Macy as boys' name)
Macy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,214 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Macy's strongest decade.
13,214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Macy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 88
1890s
88 births
- 1900s 126
1900s
126 births
- 1910s 215
1910s
215 births
- 1920s 265
1920s
265 births
- 1930s 177
1930s
177 births
- 1940s 123
1940s
123 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s 130
1960s
130 births
- 1970s 260
1970s
260 births
- 1980s 583
1980s
583 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,901 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,214 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,919 births
- 2020s 2,597
2020s
2,597 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,214 births (40% of all-time use).
How Macy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Macy's total volume
Macy by state
Where Macy concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,077 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,809 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,634 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 1,321 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,305 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,295 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,245 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,084 | 3.3% |
3,077 of 32,749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Macy appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Macy's data
- Macy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,214 total births); usage has since declined to 2,597 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Macys (3,077 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Macy 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.