Declining since 2011, #8,362 for girls today.
Popularity of Macee since 1981
Babies named Macee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 349 |
| 2000s | 774 |
| 2010s | 615 |
| 2020s | 119 |
Meaning & origin
Macee is a modern respelling of Macey, a name that entered U.S. records in 1981 and reached its highest popularity in 2012, when it ranked 2315 with about 1 in 10,000 girls receiving the name. Since 2011, its usage has been falling; by 2025 it had dropped to rank 8362, with a frequency of 1 in 133,939 newborns. The name has seen the most use in the 2010s, though it never broke into the top 1000 and has no strong association with any particular state. Its appeal lies in its familiar sound and contemporary spelling, fitting alongside other -ee ending names like Macey, Macie, and Maci.
Macee is a modern spelling variant of Macey, which is often considered an anglicization of the French surname Massy, ultimately from a place name in France. Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Mace, a medieval nickname for Matthew. The name gained modest use in the United States from the 1980s onward, particularly as a feminine given name.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mac, CeCe
Sibling names for Macee
Names that share Macee's style, for a brother or sister.
