Maciek
A formal version of the nickname most Poles know for Maciej, both tracing to the Hebrew for "gift of God". Barely a hundred men carry it on their documents, so meeting one is a small surprise.
Maciek Pronunciation
Maciek is pronounced MAH-chek (/ˈmat͡ɕɛk/).
What Maciek means
Where Maciek comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Maciek is the warm, everyday form of Maciej, the Polish descendant of Matthias. Both trace back through Greek and Latin to the Hebrew name Mattityahu, which means gift of God, dar Boga in Polish. The meaning belongs to the origin itself, and was not pinned on afterward.
The saint behind the name is Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas, and his feast on 24 February became Maciej's name-day. A boy called Maciek on a class register is almost never a Mateusz by accident. The short form does its own work. Full Maciej stays formal where Maciek stays close.
Polish culture gave the name its own bearers. Maciek Chełmicki carries the film Popiół i diament, played by Zbigniew Cybulski in 1958. A much older folk song, Umarł Maciek, umarł, kept the name alive in melody long before that. The Hebrew root still sits underneath all of it. Gift of God, dar Boga, Maciek.
How many people are named Maciek
1 in 194056 men in Poland is named Maciek. 110 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3250 among male names.
Maciek's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Maciek as a middle name
Maciek is a first name for 110 men in Poland and a middle name for another 41, a 73/27 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1239th, between Krishnan (41) and Marinus (41).
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#1237 Jens41
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#1238 Krishnan41
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#1239 Maciek41
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#1240 Marinus41
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#1241 Nikolaos41