Macee
Sweet and loving, a French variant of the feminine name Macy.
Name Census estimates that about 1,834 living Americans carry the first name Macee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Macee today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Macee births was 2012 (98 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Macee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Macee with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 186,889 Americans
Peak year
2012
98 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,424
Tracked since 1981
Census
Macee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,608 people with the first name Macee, which placed it at #8,872 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,872
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,608 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Macee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Macee is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Macee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Macee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.1% · 1,352
- Black or African American4.8% · 77
- Two or more races4.8% · 77
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 67
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 9
Popularity
Macee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Macee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 774 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Macee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Macee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Macees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 19 states and territories. Texas, Utah, California recorded the most babies named Macee, while Washington, Minnesota, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 27 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Macee
The name Macee is a modern English variant of the ancient Hebrew name Micah. The name Micah can be traced back to the biblical figure Micah, one of the Twelve Minor Prophets from the 8th century BCE. The name Micah is derived from the Hebrew word "mi-kha-yahu" which means "who is like Yahweh" or "who is like the Lord."
The earliest recorded use of the name Micah can be found in the Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible, where the prophet Micah is credited as the author. The Book of Micah is a significant work in the Old Testament, containing prophecies about the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of a new era of peace and justice.
While the name Micah has been used throughout history, particularly in Jewish and Christian communities, the variant spelling Macee is a more recent development. The earliest known use of the name Macee can be traced back to the late 20th century, likely as a creative spelling variation of the more traditional Micah.
Notable historical figures named Micah include Micah the Prophet, the author of the Book of Micah in the Hebrew Bible, who lived in the 8th century BCE. Another prominent figure was Micah Zenko, an American author and scholar of foreign policy and national security, born in 1982.
Other notable individuals with the name Micah include Micah Richards, an English professional footballer born in 1988, and Micah Parsons, an American football linebacker born in 1999, currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.
While the name Macee is a relatively new addition to the list of given names, its roots can be traced back to ancient Hebrew origins and the biblical figure of Micah the Prophet. Despite its modern spelling variation, the name Macee still carries the meaning and significance of its ancient Hebrew counterpart.
People
Macee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Macee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Macee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Macee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,834 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Macee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 186,889 US residents.
Is Macee a common name?
We classify Macee as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,863 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Macee most popular?
The single biggest year for Macee was 2012, when 98 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Macee is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Macee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,608 people with the name Macee, or 0.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,872 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Macee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Macee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Macee appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,606 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Macee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Macee is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Macee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Macee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.1% (1,352 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Macee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Macee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Macee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Macee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Macee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Macee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Macee?
Want to know how many people share the name Macee? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.