Macsen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAK-sen
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #340 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,035 for boys
Macsen is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “greatest”. In 2025 it ranked 340th for boys in the UK (141 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Macsen mean?
Latin: Welsh form of Maximus
“greatest”
Welsh form of Maximus; The Dream of Macsen Wledig, a medieval Welsh tale, is about the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus.
Is Macsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Macsen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 141 boys in the UK and 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Macsen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 340th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 141 about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 141 boys in the UK were named Macsen, making it the 340th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 617th.
2025 had the most boys named Macsen of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Macsen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 151 boys in the UK were given Macsen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #338, up from #340 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 314th in England and Wales.
Macsen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141 | #340 |
| 2024 | 104 | #433 |
| 2023 | 110 | #412 |
| 2022 | 104 | #442 |
| 2021 | 87 | #513 |
| 2020 | 65 | #617 |
| 2019 | 86 | #513 |
| 2018 | 84 | #520 |
| 2017 | 72 | #586 |
| 2016 | 66 | #612 |
| 2015 | 49 | #732 |
| 2014 | 61 | #639 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Macsen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Macsen, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had more boys named Macsen than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Macsen in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 162 boys in the US were given Macsen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,119, up from #3,035 for this spelling alone.
Macsen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Nicknames for Macsen
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macsen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassian, Kayden, Lochlan, Cillian, Luca, Finn, Eden, Magnus, Rowan, Ronan, Callan, Osian
Other spellings of Macsen
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Macsen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macsen, updated 20 October 2026.