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Mack

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

Boy's name · #463 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Mack has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #96 (1900) · 42,720 babies named Mack all-time · 1 in 2,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 790 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Macks

• Mack Sennett — Canadian-American actor, producer and director (1880–1960)
• Mack Horton — Australian freestyle swimmer
• Mack Swain — American actor, vaudevillian (1876–1935)
• Mack 10 — American rapper and actor
• Mack Robinson — American track and field athlete (1914-2000)

In stories & tradition

• Mack Bolan — The Executioner
• Mack — Cars · Cars 2
• Mack Mallard — Migration

What Macks become

Among 179 notable people named Mack:

Athletes appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mack Horton, Australian freestyle swimmer.

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