Given name & surname
Macy
“one who wields a weapon”
Macy is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “one who wields a weapon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “one who wields a weapon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33,304
- 555 boys · 32,749 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,494 babies
- 2025
- 390
- #720 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 390 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 720 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,483 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 29,509 as a first name in 2020; 4,924 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Macy’s family of names
In English usage, Macy has a related form in Macie. Macy has a related form in Macie. Macy has a related form in Macey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Macy
- Macy GrayAmerican singerborn 1967
- Macy ChanHong Kong actress and singerborn 1981
- Macy RodmanAmerican musicianborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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