Macen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Macen is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “stoneworker”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Macen mean?
English: spelling of Mason, the English occupational surname
“stoneworker”
Is Macen a girl's or a boy's name?
Macen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 4 boys.
Macen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Macen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Macen, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Macen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,750 boys in the US were given Macen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #42, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
Macen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,713 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Macen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Kayden Mason Marley Hudson Jayden Jaxon Rowan Finn Luca Cooper Grayson
Other spellings of Macen
Mason Maison Mayson Masyn Masen Maeson Maysen Maisyn Maisen Maycen Masson
Names related to Macen
More English names
Lily Evelyn Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Macen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macen, updated 20 October 2026.