Mac

Boy name

Mac has been given to 11,455 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #696 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /mæk/

See macc for details.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,455

Peak year

2022 (470 babies)

Rank in 2025

#696 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +123%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mac.

11,455 babies since 1949

11,467 babies since 1880

11,519 babies since 1995

11,538 babies since 1992

11,567 babies since 1976

11,595 babies since 1880

11,625 babies since 1912

11,228 babies since 1880

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