Macie

MAY·see · 2 syllables

Macie is distinctive.

90/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Mostly read correctly
Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns: MAY-see.
88/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

DOCUMENTED USE: Feminine
CLOSE SPELLINGS: Maci; Macey

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

The deepest attested root, the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius, has no literal meaning documented in the sources consulted in this session; rather than infer or invent a gloss.

Massy — French place name, the surname's documented root form.

POPULARITY

Macie over time

United States

#438RANK

Rank #438 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #438 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

MAY·see

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

CLOSE SPELLINGS

Maci
Macey

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

Macyparent spelling
MassyFrench place-name form

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Easy to say and spell-sound for a child, and currently well-established in US usage alongside close variants (Macy, Maci, Macey), so it does not stand out as unusual on a school roster.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Short and casual-sounding into adulthood; because it functions as a diminutive-shaped name (ending in '-ie') rather than a formal root name, it can read slightly more informal in strictly formal settings (legal documents, professional bios) than a name with a distinct long form.

Cultural Footprint

Macie is one of several parallel modern American spellings (alongside Macy, Maci, Macey) of a single surname-derived given name that entered wide use in the late 20th century; the spelling choice itself carries no distinct meaning beyond the shared parent name.

More about Macie

FORMALITY

Macie is used as a complete given name in both formal and informal US contexts, though its '-ie' ending gives it an inherently more casual sound than names with a distinct formal root form.

Names around it

Macy Maci

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Macie is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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