Maciah
A feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning, possibly a modern coinage.
Name Census estimates that about 335 living Americans carry the first name Maciah. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 58.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Maciah today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maciah births was 2001 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maciah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
335
~ 1 in 1,023,147 Americans
Peak year
2001
26 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,070
Tracked since 1996
Census
Maciah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 270 people with the first name Maciah, which placed it at #31,633 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,633
National first-name rank
People counted
270
270 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maciah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maciah is White at 44.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.7%) and Two or More Races (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maciah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maciah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.4% · 120
- Black or African American36.7% · 99
- Two or more races10.0% · 27
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Maciah
Maciah is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 339 total registrations, 198 (58.4%) were male and 141 (41.6%) were female.
Maciah as a male name
- Ranked #7,070 in 2024
- 12 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (22 births)
Maciah as a female name
- Ranked #14,884 in 2019
- 6 female births in 2019
- Peak: 2001 (21 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maciah on both sides of the split. Of the 274 people counted with this name, 138 were male (50.4%) and 136 were female (49.6%).
Popularity
Maciah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maciah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 142 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Maciah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maciah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maciah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maciahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Maciah
The name Maciah is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language, specifically derived from the Hebrew name Micah, which means "who is like God?". This name has been in use for centuries and has been influenced by various cultures and religions.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Maciah can be traced back to the biblical figure Micah, who was a prophet in ancient Israel during the 8th century BC. His name is mentioned in the Book of Micah, which is part of the Old Testament. The name Maciah is considered a variant spelling of the name Micah, with the addition of the letter "a" at the end.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Maciah or its variants. One prominent figure was Maciah ibn Abi Thabit (810-892 AD), a renowned Arabic poet and scholar from Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate. He was known for his mastery of Arabic poetry and his contributions to the field of literature.
Another historical figure with the name Maciah was Maciah ben Yitzchak (1190-1260 AD), a prominent Jewish scholar and rabbi from Provence, France. He was a renowned authority on Jewish law and wrote several influential works, including commentaries on the Talmud.
In the 17th century, there was a Dutch explorer named Maciah van Schouten (1603-1645) who was part of the expedition that discovered the Strait of Le Maire, a crucial passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He played a significant role in the exploration of the southern oceans and the mapping of new territories.
In more recent times, Maciah Bryant (1853-1920) was an African American businessman and community leader from Georgia, United States. He was a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, known for his contributions to the advancement of education and economic opportunities for African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
It is worth noting that the name Maciah has been used across various cultures and religions, with its popularity and spelling variations varying depending on the region and time period. While the name may have originated in the Hebrew language, it has been adopted and adapted by different communities, reflecting the diversity of human cultures and traditions.
People
Maciah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maciah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maciah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maciah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 335 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maciah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,023,147 US residents.
Is Maciah a common name?
We classify Maciah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 339 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maciah most popular?
The single biggest year for Maciah was 2001, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maciah is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maciah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 270 people with the name Maciah, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,633 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maciah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maciah?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maciah on both sides of the split. Of the 274 people counted with this name, 138 were male (50.4%) and 136 were female (49.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maciah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maciah is White at 44.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.7%) and Two or More Races (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maciah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maciah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.4% (120 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maciah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maciah a male name?
Yes, 58.4% of people registered as Maciah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maciah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maciah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maciah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Maciah?
See how many Americans are named Maciah on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.