Macy Gray
There are approximately 25 people named Macy Gray living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Macy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gray. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
25
1 in 13,710,174
Named Macy
31K
Alive today
Named Gray
277K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 21
Top Census group: White (83.7%)
Estimated bearers: 277K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #89
Per 100K: 80.70
Top ancestry: White (65.9%)
First name trend
Macy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Macy. The peak year was 2003 with 1,494 births. The average person named Macy today is 21 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Macy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Macy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Macy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Macy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.7% · 24,696
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 1,554
- Two or more races4.5% · 1,314
- Black or African American3.1% · 910
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 737
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 301
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gray surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gray, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gray described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gray at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.9% · 159,031
- Black or African American24.6% · 59,222
- Two or more races4.6% · 10,995
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,282
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,013
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,665
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Macy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0091% of the US population, based on 31,157 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Macy right now.
The surname Gray appears at a rate of 80.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0807%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 25 people with the full name Macy Gray. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Macy Gray: questions and answers
How many people are named Macy Gray?
We estimate approximately 25 people in the United States share the full name Macy Gray. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0091%) with the surname frequency (80.70 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Macy Gray?
We classify Macy Gray as "Very Rare". About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Macy a male or female name?
Macy is predominantly female. Out of 32,910 total SSA registrations, 1.7% were male and 98.3% were female. See the full Macy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Macy Gray?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.