Maicy
A feminine form of the name Macy of English origin meaning "wealthy child".
Name Census estimates that about 115 living Americans carry the first name Maicy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maicy today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maicy births was 2010 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maicy. 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 Maicy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
115
~ 1 in 2,980,473 Americans
Peak year
2010
10 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,535
Tracked since 2001
Popularity
Maicy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maicy from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 54 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Maicy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maicy 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 Maicy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maicy
The name Maicy is believed to have originated from the Old English language, dating back to the 5th century AD. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "mæc," which means "son" or "child." This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a surname or a descriptive term for a male child.
In the early medieval period, the name Maicy appeared in various historical records and manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon era. One of the earliest known references is found in the Domesday Book, a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name is recorded as "Maecius," referring to a landowner or tenant farmer in the county of Lincolnshire.
As the name evolved over the centuries, it took on different spellings and variations, such as "Macy," "Macey," and "Maisey." In the 13th century, the name Maicy was mentioned in the Curia Regis Rolls, which were legal records of the royal court in England. This suggests that the name may have been used by individuals of some social standing or prominence during that time.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Maicy was a Scottish poet and scholar named Maicy Muir, who lived in the 15th century. Although little is known about his life, some of his poetry has been preserved in various anthologies and manuscripts.
In the 16th century, a notable figure named Maicy Boleyn was recorded as a distant relative of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England. Maicy Boleyn was a member of the English gentry and held lands in the county of Norfolk.
During the 17th century, a woman named Maicy Winthrop gained recognition for her involvement in the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America. She was the wife of John Winthrop, the first governor of the colony, and played a significant role in the early settlement of Boston.
In the 18th century, a French philosopher and writer named Maicy Diderot made contributions to the Enlightenment movement. Born in 1713, she was known for her works on education and philosophy, advocating for the advancement of women's rights and education.
The 19th century saw the birth of Maicy Curie, a pioneering Polish scientist renowned for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity. Born in 1867, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the prestigious award twice, once in physics and once in chemistry.
People
Maicy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maicy 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
Maicy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maicy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 115 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maicy 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 2,980,473 US residents.
Is Maicy a common name?
We classify Maicy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 116 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maicy most popular?
The single biggest year for Maicy was 2010, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maicy is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Maicy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maicy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maicy 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 Maicy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maicy 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 Maicy 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Maicy?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Maicy at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.