#6962024 rank
2022peak year
10,464babies named Mac since 1880
▲ +52%5-year trend
Mac popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Mac mean?
A given name drawn from the Scottish and Irish patronymic prefix mac, 'son'. Long used as a friendly short form of Mac-prefixed names like Mackenzie and Malcolm.
OriginScottish/Irish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylevintage, modern
Names like Mac
Same era, same vibe — if you like Mac, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Macs
- Mac Miller, rapper
Spellings & variants
Mack
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