Mac
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #695 for boys in 2025, 390 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1942 · 398 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,397since 1880
Mac over time
Rank among boys' names. Mac has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #695 | 390 |
| 2024 | — | #695 | 389 | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #656 | 417 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #605 | 465 |
| 2021 | — | #673 | 401 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #934 | 237 |
| 2019 | — | #868 | 254 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,005 | 206 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,066 | 185 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,121 | 174 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,096 | 177 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,158 | 163 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,141 | 159 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,212 | 147 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,476 | 110 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,425 | 116 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,604 | 99 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,752 | 86 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,728 | 86 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,790 | 77 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,206 | 54 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,164 | 54 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,781 | 67 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,723 | 67 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #1,912 | 57 |
| 2000 | — | #1,830 | 58 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,749 | 58 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,235 | 40 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,228 | 38 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #2,017 | 43 |
| 1995 | — | #2,178 | 37 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #2,123 | 38 |
| 1993 | — | #2,162 | 36 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,955 | 41 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,823 | 43 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,702 | 47 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,953 | 37 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,671 | 42 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,760 | 37 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,057 | 28 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,644 | 38 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,531 | 40 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,955 | 27 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,774 | 32 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,373 | 47 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,238 | 55 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,089 | 67 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,134 | 60 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,054 | 67 | |
| 1976 | — | #878 | 90 | |
| 1975 | — | #811 | 105 | |
| 1974 | — | #977 | 70 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,082 | 56 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,262 | 43 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,080 | 57 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,396 | 33 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,258 | 36 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,071 | 47 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,016 | 51 | |
| 1965 | — | #866 | 72 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1963 | — | #994 | 58 | |
| 1962 | — | #917 | 68 | |
| 1961 | — | #967 | 63 | |
| 1960 | — | #916 | 68 | |
| 1959 | — | #919 | 69 | |
| 1958 | — | #807 | 86 | |
| 1957 | — | #853 | 77 | |
| 1956 | — | #897 | 69 | |
| 1955 | — | #760 | 92 | |
| 1954 | — | #778 | 84 | |
| 1953 | — | #759 | 88 | |
| 1952 | — | #647 | 115 | |
| 1951 | — | #626 | 127 | |
| 1950 | — | #623 | 122 | |
| 1949 | — | #669 | 106 | |
| 1948 | — | #661 | 105 | |
| 1947 | — | #576 | 138 | |
| 1946 | — | #523 | 150 | |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #501 | 142 |
| 1944 | — | #434 | 197 | |
| 1943 | — | #397 | 238 | |
| 1942 | — | #308 | 398 | |
| 1941 | — | #683 | 80 | |
| 1940 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1939 | — | #621 | 88 | |
| 1938 | — | #690 | 77 | |
| 1937 | — | #722 | 70 | |
| 1936 | — | #679 | 76 | |
| 1935 | — | #741 | 68 | |
| 1934 | — | #650 | 86 | |
| 1933 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1932 | — | #746 | 70 | |
| 1931 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1930 | — | #782 | 67 | |
| 1929 | — | #794 | 66 | |
| 1928 | — | #913 | 54 | |
| 1927 | — | #774 | 72 | |
| 1926 | — | #842 | 61 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #755 | 76 |
| 1924 | — | #817 | 68 | |
| 1923 | — | #750 | 76 | |
| 1922 | — | #882 | 61 | |
| 1921 | — | #804 | 71 | |
| 1920 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1919 | — | #720 | 77 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #743 | 75 |
| 1917 | — | #694 | 76 | |
| 1916 | — | #840 | 55 | |
| 1915 | — | #741 | 65 | |
| 1914 | — | #802 | 43 | |
| 1913 | — | #818 | 34 | |
| 1912 | — | #713 | 36 | |
| 1911 | — | #667 | 22 | |
| 1910 | — | #755 | 16 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #472 | 22 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mac was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Mac is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Minnesota#272 · 1 in 1,093
- Idaho#275 · 1 in 1,002
- Arkansas#306 · 1 in 1,182
- Nebraska#377 · 1 in 1,482
- Indiana#413 · 1 in 1,927
Best ever in a state: #117 in Alabama, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #272 | 23 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Idaho | #275 | 8 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 11 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Indiana | #413 | 17 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Alabama | #416 | 12 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Michigan | #419 | 20 | 1 in 2,148 |
| Utah | #431 | 10 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Kentucky | #452 | 9 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Iowa | #456 | 7 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Tennessee | #457 | 16 | 1 in 2,240 |
| Kansas | #509 | 6 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Pennsylvania | #510 | 18 | 1 in 3,081 |
| Washington | #523 | 13 | 1 in 2,569 |
| Arizona | #596 | 10 | 1 in 3,262 |
| Illinois | #617 | 15 | 1 in 3,594 |
| Maryland | #636 | 7 | 1 in 3,564 |
| Georgia | #673 | 13 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Ohio | #696 | 12 | 1 in 4,518 |
| Colorado | #724 | 6 | 1 in 4,304 |
| North Carolina | #740 | 11 | 1 in 4,639 |
| New Jersey | #747 | 8 | 1 in 5,069 |
| California | #814 | 30 | 1 in 6,313 |
| Virginia | #923 | 6 | 1 in 6,518 |
| Texas | #924 | 24 | 1 in 7,130 |
| New York | #984 | 12 | 1 in 7,428 |
| Florida | #1,020 | 12 | 1 in 7,730 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mac
- Held #695 since 2024
- 239 spots since 2020 (#934 → #695)
- 401 spots since 2015 (#1,096 → #695)
- Biggest jump: 564 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #566)
- Biggest drop: 436 spots in 1905 (#566 → #1,002)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1942 at #308 (398 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1906–1963
- Highest: 1 in 3,470 boys born in 1942 were named Mac (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,380 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.2% of all boys named Mac (2,299) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #609 (1888) | #829 |
| 1890s | 53 | #641 (1896) | #911 |
| 1900s | 128 | #472 (1906) | #747 |
| 1910s | 499 | #667 (1911) | #749 |
| 1920s | 679 | #750 (1923) | #810 |
| 1930s | 750 | #621 (1939) | #703 |
| 1940s | 1,627 | #308 (1942) | #546 |
| 1950s | 929 | #623 (1950) | #767 |
| 1960s | 541 | #866 (1965) | #1,055 |
| 1970s | 647 | #811 (1975) | #1,089 |
| 1980s | 383 | #1,238 (1980) | #1,696 |
| 1990s | 421 | #1,702 (1990) | #2,017 |
| 2000s | 705 | #1,604 (2009) | #1,849 |
| 2010s | 1,691 | #868 (2019) | #1,157 |
| 2020s | 2,299 | #605 (2022) | #710 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mac in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 4,363 of them was named Mac, which outranked 95.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.