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Mac

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

Boy's name · #695 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mac has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #308 (1942) · 11,397 babies named Mac all-time · 1 in 4,300 boys born in 2025.

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 280 notable people named Mac:

Entertainers appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018).

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