Maci
MAY-see
Maci is one of several phonetic respellings of Macy, a surname derived from a Norman place name in France. The town of Macey in Normandy gave its name to a family, whose surname reached England with the Norman Conquest.
The place name Macey traces to the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius. The Macy department store, founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy, turned the surname into a widely recognised American cultural reference.
Maci ranked No. 789 in 2024 with 356 births. It peaked at No. 180 in 2011 with 1,737 births, boosted in part by MTV’s Teen Mom cast member Maci Bookout.
What the name Maci means
Maci Bookout’s visibility on Teen Mom from 2009 onward was the primary driver of this specific spelling’s peak. The name benefits from the clear connection to a specific public personality in that era.
Two syllables — MAY-see — are bright and cheerful. The -i ending signals a playful, youthful character preferred by many parents over the -y standard.
Parents who like the sound of Macy but prefer the look of an -i ending name often choose Maci. It sits in the same cluster as Laci, Kaci, and Dani.
Variant spellings include Macy, Macie, and Macey. All share the same Norman-French origin and identical pronunciation.
US popularity over time
Numerology and symbolism
Based on Pythagorean numerology — a traditional system linking name letters to numbers. Presented for cultural interest.
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