Mac
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning son of; a patronymic prefix.
Babies a year
42
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#696
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#782
42 babies
How Mac has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #869 |
| 2020 | #933 |
| 2021 | #674 |
| 2022 | #605 |
| 2023 | #651 |
| 2024 | #696 |
| 2025 | #696 |
Mac by the numbers
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Mac. In the US, 184 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 397 babies in 1942, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mac. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maxgreatest; diminutive of Maximus1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackson of; a form of Mackenzie or similar patronymic430 in the US (2017)
- Marcdedicated to Mars; form of Mark296 in the US (2017)
- Maceclub-shaped weapon; from a spice plant9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Manspring or morning; poetic simplicity18 in the US (2017)
- Mardrop of water; sea8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mac
Names that are said the same way as Mac, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.