Maceo Boy

How popular is Maceo?

#2,183 boy name in 2025

65 baby boys were named Maceo in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name.

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2,470living people named Maceo (est.)
20median age of people named Maceo
3,195babies named Maceo since 1880
1 in 51,005US babies born in 2025

Maceo popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,183 for boys (▼ 50 from 2024)
Babies in 202565 boys
10-year trendSteady (-6% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,055 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020
Peak year2017 (95 boys)
Highest rank#610 in 1898
First recorded1898
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Maceo is most popular

Babies named Maceo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (62 boys)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 boys)
  3. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Maceo by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1890s22#610
1900s53#893
1910s102#1,536
1920s197#1,460
1930s172#1,273
1940s151#1,342
1950s158#1,581
1960s139#1,569
1970s308#1,235
1980s164#2,110
1990s260#2,294
2000s388#2,326
2010s670#1,661
2020s411#1,872

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Questions

Is Maceo a boy or girl name?
Maceo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maceo were boys.
How popular is the name Maceo?
65 baby boys were named Maceo in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name.
When was Maceo most popular?
Maceo peaked in 2017, when 95 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #610 in 1898.
How many people are named Maceo?
3,195 babies have been named Maceo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,470 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Where is Maceo most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Maceo was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.