Macen comes from the English tradition, meaning Worker in stone.
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How popular is Macen?
2010peak year
Today, Macen is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3390), with only about 36 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2010, 56 babies were given the name (ranked #2307 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Macen's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 945 babies have been registered as Macen since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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