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

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Peak · boys
1900 · 250 births
Debut · boys
104 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,720
since 1880

Mack over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #96, 1900boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#463668
2024—#498614
2023—#545540
2022—#504597
2021—#473632
2020—#505579
2019—#583477
2018—#633419
2017—#614430
2016—#695355
2015—#661389
2014—#805286
2013—#806271
2012—#957211
2011—#1,046181
2010—#1,059181
2009—#977204
2008—#1,119163
2007—#1,272138
2006—#1,255133
2005—#1,266123
2004—#1,367106
2003—#1,248116
2002—#1,39594
2001—#1,307100
2000—#1,36193
1999—#1,28395
1998—#1,133110
1997—#1,26391
1996—#1,30384
1995—#1,26885
1994—#1,026117
1993—#1,071108
1992—#1,049109
1991—#1,017112
1990—#1,021108
1989—#864135
1988—#819133
1987—#824128
1986—#828120
1985—#852112
1984—#768127
1983—#755131
1982—#713149
1981—#784123
1980—#714148
1979—#702148
1978—#613184
1977—#651168
1976—#598184
1975—#641161
1974—#577193
1973—#619163
1972—#632156
1971—#615185
1970—#572199
1969—#600171
1968—#500229
1967#6,8045#487236
1966—#492237
1965—#470273
1964—#441332
1963#6,5925#452305
1962—#464296
1961—#459310
1960—#447326
1959—#435338
1958#6,1035#410363
1957—#383401
1956—#373397
1955#5,2086#365397
1954—#335456
1953—#336434
1952#5,5635#328454
1951—#316488
1950—#310484
1949—#301505
1948—#291548
1947—#304514
1946#3,4309#267565
1945—#246541
1944#4,0546#222615
1943#3,04010#230626
1942#3,7387#190840
1941—#275434
1940#3,2088#260458
1939#4,2505#267416
1938#3,8476#254458
1937#4,2555#246473
1936#3,7016#246454
1935#3,4317#256450
1934—#247465
1933#3,4067#257419
1932—#233514
1931#4,3315#239482
1930#4,5505#249505
1929#4,0536#240507
1928#4,1956#243518
1927#3,8757#239551
1926#3,8737#242535
1925#4,0287#230570
1924—#246546
1923#4,9675#239550
1922#3,15210#212620
1921#5,0995#245529
1920—#236533
1919#4,8145#214579
1918—#223556
1917—#227480
1916#4,4175#220485
1915#4,2745#229434
1914—#220361
1913—#218292
1912—#195295
1911—#167197
1910—#150213
1909—#161154
1908—#136183
1907—#158142
1906—#152132
1905—#141151
1904—#134158
1903—#143131
1902—#132147
1901—#143114
1900—#96250
1899—#110160
1898—#121153
1897—#108159
1896—#119148
1895—#119140
1894—#136119
1893—#130115
1892—#127135
1891—#112127
1890—#127114
1889—#129110
1888—#15896
1887—#122109
1886—#13997
1885—#130104
1884—#122119
1883—#12698
1882—#101145
1881—#15480
1880—#123104
First appearance
1880

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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMNIllinois: #315 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,728 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWIMichigan: #417 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,531 boysMINew York: #660 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 26,370 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedINOhio: #343 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,518 boysOHPennsylvania: #363 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,591 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #489 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,965 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,377 boysMOKentucky: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,674 boysKYWest Virginia: #218 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,214 boysWVVirginia: #192 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,455 boysVAMaryland: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,305 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedKSArkansas: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,834 boysARTennessee: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,096 boysTNNorth Carolina: #193 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,356 boysNCSouth Carolina: #155 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 863 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #353 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,822 boysOKLouisiana: #181 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,034 boysLAMississippi: #112 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 573 boysMSAlabama: #168 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,172 boysALGeorgia: #166 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,069 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedHITexas: #325 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,665 boysTXFlorida: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,580 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#112 · 1 in 573
  2. South Carolina#155 · 1 in 863
  3. Georgia#166 · 1 in 1,069
  4. Alabama#168 · 1 in 1,172
  5. Louisiana#181 · 1 in 1,034

Best ever in a state: #41 in South Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#112511 in 573
South Carolina#155341 in 863
Georgia#166421 in 1,069
Alabama#168331 in 1,172
Louisiana#181361 in 1,034
Virginia#192271 in 1,455
North Carolina#193391 in 1,356
Florida#216211 in 1,580
West Virginia#218111 in 2,214
Arkansas#219121 in 1,834
Tennessee#221191 in 2,096
Kentucky#304101 in 3,674
Maryland#31051 in 5,305
Illinois#315171 in 5,728
Texas#325411 in 2,665
Ohio#343131 in 7,518
Oklahoma#35351 in 4,822
Pennsylvania#363121 in 9,591
Missouri#38161 in 7,377
Michigan#41781 in 10,531
California#489131 in 9,965
New York#66061 in 26,370
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1900 at #96 (250 births)
  • Births halved by 1901, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1900
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1989
Share of babies · boys
1 in 602
  • Highest: 1 in 602 boys born in 1900 were named Mack (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,557 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 13.2% of all boys named Mack (5,646) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,062#101 (1882)#130
1890s1,370#108 (1897)#121
1900s1,562#96 (1900)#140
1910s3,892#150 (1910)#206
1920s5,459#212 (1922)#237
1930s4,636#233 (1932)#249
1940s5,646#190 (1942)#259
1950s4,212#310 (1950)#359
1960s2,715#441 (1964)#481
1970s1,741#572 (1970)#622
1980s1,306#713 (1982)#792
1990s1,019#1,017 (1991)#1,143
2000s1,270#977 (2009)#1,257
2010s3,200#583 (2019)#786
2020s3,630#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 1951

boys
#316
488 births · 1 in 3,858 boys

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #316Mack488
More about 1951

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 3,858 of them was named Mack, which outranked 92.6% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mack
  1. #313Van497
  2. #314Armando492
  3. #314Julian492
  4. #316Mack488
  5. #317Kenny487
  6. #318Monte475
  7. #319Grady471
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1951 →