Spellings

Macie or Macy?

In the US in 2025, 43% of babies in this name family were spelled Macie and 24% Macy. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Macie43% of the family703 born in 2025#438 among girls−9% since 2015Macy24% of the family390 born in 2025#718 among girls−50% since 2015Maci22% of the family352 born in 2025#770 among girls−70% since 2015Macey8% of the family129 born in 2025#1,611 among girls−48% since 2015Maycee3% of the family48 born in 2025#3,249 among girls−54% since 2015

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Maci led with 38% of the family's births; in 2025, Macie leads with 43%. All spellings together, the family went from 3,076 to 1,622 births (−47%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Macie770703−9%
Macy773390−50%
Maci1,180352−70%
Macey248129−48%
Maycee10548−54%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈmeɪsi/ (MAY-see). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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