Macs

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Macs by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Macs.

What we can tell you about Macs

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Macs. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mackson of; a form of Mackenzie or similar patronymic430 in the US (2017)
  • Macson of; a patronymic prefix42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marsroman god of war80 in the US (2017)
  • Maceclub-shaped weapon; from a spice plant9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maksgreatest; a form of Maximus7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Madsgift of God; a form of Madeline4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Macs

Names that are said the same way as Macs, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maxgreatest; diminutive of Maximus1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maxxgreatest; modern spelling of Max or Maxim139 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Macs

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