Maciej
Boy name · 51 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Maciej: 51 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 10 births in 2012.
Maciej is a Polish given name, derived from the Hebrew *Matityahu*, meaning "gift of God," making it a direct counterpart to the English Matthew. Perhaps its most famous bearer is Maciej Rataj, a pivotal Polish statesman who served as acting head of state in the 1920s, while Maciej "Magic" Grychowski is known as the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest. Though the name has no direct Scottish place connections, the root *Math-* appears in several Scottish place names like Maxton and Muthill. In Poland, Maciej is consistently one of the top ten boys' names, yet it remains a distinctive and warmly exotic choice for Scottish parents seeking a traditional name with a different cultural flavour.
Boy 10 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 201210 babies
- Latest (2016)
- #7073 babies
- Total births
- 51since 2007
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y