Mac
Boy · MAK · Scottish
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Mac is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son”. In 2025 it ranked 644th for boys in the UK (64 babies) and 695th for boys in the US (390 babies).
What does Mac mean?
Scottish: short for Mac- surnames, from Gaelic mac
“son”
Gaelic for son, as in surnames such as MacDonald; often a short form of Mackenzie or Malcolm.
- Say it
- MAK
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Is Mac a girl's or a boy's name?
Mac is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 64 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 390 boys in the US.
How popular is Mac in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #644among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 4,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 64 boys in the UK were named Mac, making it the 644th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 64 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mac in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 119 boys in the UK were given Mac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #644 for this spelling alone.
- Mac 64
- Mack 55
Among boys in 2025, it was 782nd in England and Wales, 219th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Mac in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #644 |
| 2024 | 63 | #658 |
| 2023 | 64 | #628 |
| 2022 | 51 | #732 |
| 2021 | 42 | #844 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Mac in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #695among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 390about 1 in 4,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 390 boys in the US were named Mac, making it the 695th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 934th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 465 boys. 5 girls were also named Mac in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mac in the US since 1880 were born between 1943 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,070 boys in the US were given Mac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #328, up from #695 for this spelling alone.
Mac in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 390 | #695 |
| 2024 | 389 | #695 |
| 2023 | 417 | #656 |
| 2022 | 465 | #605 |
| 2021 | 401 | #673 |
| 2020 | 237 | #934 |
| 2019 | 254 | #868 |
| 2018 | 206 | #1,005 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,066 |
| 2016 | 174 | #1,121 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,096 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,158 |
| 2013 | 159 | #1,141 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,212 |
| 2011 | 110 | #1,476 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,425 |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,603 |
| 2008 | 86 | #1,752 |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,728 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,790 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,202 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,160 |
| 2003 | 67 | #1,778 |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,720 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,746 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,530 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,373 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,238 |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,089 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,134 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,054 |
| 1976 | 90 | #878 |
| 1975 | 105 | #811 |
| 1974 | 70 | #977 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,082 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,262 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,525 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,080 |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,396 |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,258 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,071 |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,016 |
| 1965 | 72 | #866 |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1963 | 58 | #993 |
| 1962 | 68 | #916 |
| 1961 | 63 | #966 |
| 1960 | 68 | #915 |
| 1959 | 69 | #918 |
| 1958 | 86 | #806 |
| 1957 | 77 | #852 |
| 1956 | 69 | #896 |
| 1955 | 92 | #759 |
| 1954 | 84 | #777 |
| 1953 | 88 | #758 |
| 1952 | 115 | #646 |
| 1951 | 127 | #625 |
| 1950 | 122 | #622 |
| 1949 | 106 | #668 |
| 1948 | 105 | #660 |
| 1947 | 138 | #576 |
| 1946 | 150 | #523 |
| 1945 | 142 | #501 |
| 1944 | 197 | #434 |
| 1943 | 238 | #397 |
| 1942 | 398 | #308 |
| 1941 | 80 | #683 |
| 1940 | 73 | #711 |
| 1939 | 88 | #621 |
| 1938 | 77 | #690 |
| 1937 | 70 | #722 |
| 1936 | 76 | #679 |
| 1935 | 68 | #741 |
| 1934 | 86 | #650 |
| 1933 | 75 | #685 |
| 1932 | 70 | #746 |
| 1931 | 73 | #711 |
| 1930 | 67 | #782 |
| 1929 | 66 | #794 |
| 1928 | 54 | #913 |
| 1927 | 72 | #774 |
| 1926 | 61 | #842 |
| 1925 | 76 | #755 |
| 1924 | 68 | #817 |
| 1923 | 76 | #750 |
| 1922 | 61 | #882 |
| 1921 | 71 | #804 |
| 1920 | 74 | #766 |
| 1919 | 77 | #720 |
| 1918 | 75 | #743 |
| 1917 | 76 | #694 |
| 1916 | 55 | #840 |
| 1915 | 65 | #741 |
| 1914 | 43 | #802 |
| 1913 | 34 | #818 |
| 1912 | 36 | #713 |
| 1911 | 22 | #667 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 12 | #779 |
| 1907 | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | 22 | #472 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 8 | #861 |
| 1901 | 9 | #727 |
| 1900 | 12 | #742 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 7 | #851 |
| 1896 | 12 | #641 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 11 | #609 |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #891 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
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