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Mac

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Son of
Celtic
Gaelic
Son of; common surname prefix
Scottish

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mac

Pronunciation

mac

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #605, 465 births); most recent 2025 (rank #695, 390 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #10293, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253905
2024387–
20234179
20224655
2021400–
20202375
2019254–
2018206–
2017185–
2016174–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #756, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #784, 42 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202542
202429
202344
202220
202122
202021
201916
201825
201714
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #1897, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #230, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #501, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20246
20236
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #139, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #219, 19 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202519
202434
202320
202228
202120
202013
201919
201810
201710
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
2022–
2021–
2020–
20196
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence