Mac

“Son (of) — the Gaelic patronymic prefix, used as a name” — Scottish/Irish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #696 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mac reached its best rank, #308, in 1942 and ranked #696 in 2025. Roughly 11,000 boys have been named Mac since 1880. Together with its spelling variant Mack (#463), Mac would rank around #324 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Mack and Mac.

Around the world: about 1 in 930 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Macs

Mac Miller — American rapper (1992–2018)
Mac DeMarco — Canadian musician
Mac Wilkins — American athletics competitor
Mac Davis — American songwriter, singer and actor (1942-2020)
Mac Dre — American rapper (1970–2004)

In stories & tradition

Mac Cuill — mythical character
Mac Gargan — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man
Mac Tonight — advertising character

What Macs become

Among 299 notable people named Mac:

Entertainers appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018).

Similar names: Mack · Arden · Makhi · Vaughn · Cormac · Marlin

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