boy's name
Maceo
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,493
Maceo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Maceo is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2017, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
Maceo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 |
| 1900s | 53 |
| 1910s | 102 |
| 1920s | 197 |
| 1930s | 172 |
| 1940s | 151 |
| 1950s | 158 |
| 1960s | 139 |
| 1970s | 308 |
| 1980s | 164 |
| 1990s | 260 |
| 2000s | 388 |
| 2010s | 670 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 411 |
How popular is Maceo?
In 2025, Maceo was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maceo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maceo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Macéo | Macéo is Maceo written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,137. | 750 |
Names that peaked alongside Maceo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maceo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maceo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maceo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maceo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maceo
How popular is the name Maceo?
In 2025, Maceo was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maceo a girl's or a boy's name?
Maceo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Maceo most popular?
Maceo peaked in 2017, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maceo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maceo currently ranks #1,137 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.