Girls' name · peaked in 2011
Maci name popularity since 1925
21,348 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maci. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Maci is about 14 years old in 2026. Maci peaked in 2011 as the #180 name for girls, and it ranked #773 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,348
- Named Maci, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #773
- for girls in 2025 (352 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 21,342 girls · 6 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 2.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Maci made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maci births per year, 1925–2025
2011 was the biggest year for Maci both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Maci became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 4,400 baby girls to 1 in 1,010.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 2,040 to 1 in 4,550.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maci's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maci.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maci in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 27 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 146 | 0 | #6,750 |
| 1990s | 1,790 | 0 | #982 |
| 2000s | 4,250 | 6 | #576 |
| 2010s | 12,247 | 0 | #268 |
| 2020–25 | 2,882 | 0 | #773 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
49.5% of babies named Maci from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Maci is most popular
The index compares Maci's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maci.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2.30× | 778 |
| Louisiana | 2.16× | 783 |
| Oklahoma | 2.10× | 553 |
| Arkansas | 1.91× | 397 |
| Tennessee | 1.70× | 726 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maci and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maci (this page) | 21,342 | 2011 |
| Macy | 32,158 | 2003 |
| Macie | 21,928 | 2011 |
| Macey | 11,484 | 2001 |
| Macee | 1,875 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maci's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maci.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maci (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data