Mack
Last seen for girls in 1967 at #6,804 · #463 for boys in 2025, 668 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1900 · 250 births
- Debut · boys
- 104 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 42,720since 1880
Mack over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #463 | 668 | |
| 2024 | — | #498 | 614 | |
| 2023 | — | #545 | 540 | |
| 2022 | — | #504 | 597 | |
| 2021 | — | #473 | 632 | |
| 2020 | — | #505 | 579 | |
| 2019 | — | #583 | 477 | |
| 2018 | — | #633 | 419 | |
| 2017 | — | #614 | 430 | |
| 2016 | — | #695 | 355 | |
| 2015 | — | #661 | 389 | |
| 2014 | — | #805 | 286 | |
| 2013 | — | #806 | 271 | |
| 2012 | — | #957 | 211 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,046 | 181 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,059 | 181 | |
| 2009 | — | #977 | 204 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,119 | 163 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,272 | 138 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,255 | 133 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,266 | 123 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,367 | 106 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,248 | 116 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,395 | 94 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,307 | 100 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,361 | 93 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,283 | 95 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,133 | 110 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,263 | 91 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,303 | 84 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,268 | 85 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,026 | 117 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,071 | 108 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,049 | 109 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,017 | 112 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,021 | 108 | |
| 1989 | — | #864 | 135 | |
| 1988 | — | #819 | 133 | |
| 1987 | — | #824 | 128 | |
| 1986 | — | #828 | 120 | |
| 1985 | — | #852 | 112 | |
| 1984 | — | #768 | 127 | |
| 1983 | — | #755 | 131 | |
| 1982 | — | #713 | 149 | |
| 1981 | — | #784 | 123 | |
| 1980 | — | #714 | 148 | |
| 1979 | — | #702 | 148 | |
| 1978 | — | #613 | 184 | |
| 1977 | — | #651 | 168 | |
| 1976 | — | #598 | 184 | |
| 1975 | — | #641 | 161 | |
| 1974 | — | #577 | 193 | |
| 1973 | — | #619 | 163 | |
| 1972 | — | #632 | 156 | |
| 1971 | — | #615 | 185 | |
| 1970 | — | #572 | 199 | |
| 1969 | — | #600 | 171 | |
| 1968 | — | #500 | 229 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #487 | 236 |
| 1966 | — | #492 | 237 | |
| 1965 | — | #470 | 273 | |
| 1964 | — | #441 | 332 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #452 | 305 |
| 1962 | — | #464 | 296 | |
| 1961 | — | #459 | 310 | |
| 1960 | — | #447 | 326 | |
| 1959 | — | #435 | 338 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #410 | 363 |
| 1957 | — | #383 | 401 | |
| 1956 | — | #373 | 397 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #365 | 397 |
| 1954 | — | #335 | 456 | |
| 1953 | — | #336 | 434 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #328 | 454 |
| 1951 | — | #316 | 488 | |
| 1950 | — | #310 | 484 | |
| 1949 | — | #301 | 505 | |
| 1948 | — | #291 | 548 | |
| 1947 | — | #304 | 514 | |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #267 | 565 |
| 1945 | — | #246 | 541 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #222 | 615 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #230 | 626 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #190 | 840 |
| 1941 | — | #275 | 434 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #260 | 458 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #267 | 416 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #254 | 458 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #246 | 473 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #246 | 454 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #256 | 450 |
| 1934 | — | #247 | 465 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #257 | 419 |
| 1932 | — | #233 | 514 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #239 | 482 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #249 | 505 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #240 | 507 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #243 | 518 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #239 | 551 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #242 | 535 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #230 | 570 |
| 1924 | — | #246 | 546 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #239 | 550 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #212 | 620 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #245 | 529 |
| 1920 | — | #236 | 533 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #214 | 579 |
| 1918 | — | #223 | 556 | |
| 1917 | — | #227 | 480 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #220 | 485 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #229 | 434 |
| 1914 | — | #220 | 361 | |
| 1913 | — | #218 | 292 | |
| 1912 | — | #195 | 295 | |
| 1911 | — | #167 | 197 | |
| 1910 | — | #150 | 213 | |
| 1909 | — | #161 | 154 | |
| 1908 | — | #136 | 183 | |
| 1907 | — | #158 | 142 | |
| 1906 | — | #152 | 132 | |
| 1905 | — | #141 | 151 | |
| 1904 | — | #134 | 158 | |
| 1903 | — | #143 | 131 | |
| 1902 | — | #132 | 147 | |
| 1901 | — | #143 | 114 | |
| 1900 | — | #96 | 250 | |
| 1899 | — | #110 | 160 | |
| 1898 | — | #121 | 153 | |
| 1897 | — | #108 | 159 | |
| 1896 | — | #119 | 148 | |
| 1895 | — | #119 | 140 | |
| 1894 | — | #136 | 119 | |
| 1893 | — | #130 | 115 | |
| 1892 | — | #127 | 135 | |
| 1891 | — | #112 | 127 | |
| 1890 | — | #127 | 114 | |
| 1889 | — | #129 | 110 | |
| 1888 | — | #158 | 96 | |
| 1887 | — | #122 | 109 | |
| 1886 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1885 | — | #130 | 104 | |
| 1884 | — | #122 | 119 | |
| 1883 | — | #126 | 98 | |
| 1882 | — | #101 | 145 | |
| 1881 | — | #154 | 80 | |
| 1880 | — | #123 | 104 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mack was already there! It came in at #123, and was given to 104 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.
Where Mack is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#99 · 1 in 530
- Mississippi#110 · 1 in 606
- Georgia#118 · 1 in 649
- Arkansas#124 · 1 in 642
- Alabama#136 · 1 in 900
Best ever in a state: #41 in South Carolina, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #99 | 40 | 1 in 530 |
| Mississippi | #110 | 36 | 1 in 606 |
| Georgia | #118 | 48 | 1 in 649 |
| Arkansas | #124 | 30 | 1 in 642 |
| Alabama | #136 | 32 | 1 in 900 |
| North Carolina | #149 | 42 | 1 in 881 |
| Tennessee | #154 | 27 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Louisiana | #158 | 26 | 1 in 870 |
| Utah | #186 | 5 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Virginia | #188 | 19 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Florida | #201 | 12 | 1 in 1,289 |
| Texas | #224 | 49 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 13 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Kentucky | #251 | 12 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Missouri | #287 | 8 | 1 in 3,650 |
| West Virginia | #334 | 5 | 1 in 3,875 |
| Michigan | #350 | 7 | 1 in 6,574 |
| California | #368 | 10 | 1 in 5,271 |
| Ohio | #379 | 7 | 1 in 7,736 |
| Illinois | #432 | 6 | 1 in 9,816 |
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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 Mack
- 35 spots since 2024 (#498 → #463)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#505 → #463)
- 198 spots since 2015 (#661 → #463)
- Biggest jump: 151 spots in 2013 (#957 → #806)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1990 (#864 → #1,021)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #96 (250 births)
- Births halved by 1901, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1900
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1989
- Highest: 1 in 602 boys born in 1900 were named Mack (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,557 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 13.2% of all boys named Mack (5,646) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,062 | #101 (1882) | #130 |
| 1890s | 1,370 | #108 (1897) | #121 |
| 1900s | 1,562 | #96 (1900) | #140 |
| 1910s | 3,892 | #150 (1910) | #206 |
| 1920s | 5,459 | #212 (1922) | #237 |
| 1930s | 4,636 | #233 (1932) | #249 |
| 1940s | 5,646 | #190 (1942) | #259 |
| 1950s | 4,212 | #310 (1950) | #359 |
| 1960s | 2,715 | #441 (1964) | #481 |
| 1970s | 1,741 | #572 (1970) | #622 |
| 1980s | 1,306 | #713 (1982) | #792 |
| 1990s | 1,019 | #1,017 (1991) | #1,143 |
| 2000s | 1,270 | #977 (2009) | #1,257 |
| 2010s | 3,200 | #583 (2019) | #786 |
| 2020s | 3,630 | #463 (2025) | #498 |
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.
Mack in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 142,941 of them was named Mack, which outranked 36.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,963Wylma9
- #2,963Yuvonne9
- #2,963Zelpha9
- #3,208Mack8
- #3,208Adelene8
- #3,208Adelyn8
- #3,208Adrianna8
- #3,503Adean7
- #3,503Agapita7
- #3,503Aleatha7
Tied with 294 names at #3,208; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,531 of them was named Mack, which outranked 93.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).