Macdonald vs Mac

Side-by-side comparison of Macdonald and Mac — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Macdonald

Boy name

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Name B

Mac

Boy name · Rank #695

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Metric Macdonald Mac
Current Rank Unranked #695
Total Births (all years) 154 11,005
Peak Year 1961 2022
Peak Year Births 9 465
Peak Decade 1950ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Macdonald Mac
1880ss — 45
1890ss — 53
1900ss — 128
1910ss 10 499
1920ss 13 679
1930ss 18 750
1940ss 18 1,627
1950ss 43 929
1960ss 37 542
1970ss 5 647
1980ss — 383
1990ss 5 421
2000ss 5 705
2010ss — 1,691
2020ss — 1,906

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Macdonald Mac
2014 — 163
2015 — 177
2016 — 174
2017 — 185
2018 — 206
2019 — 254
2020 — 237
2021 — 400
2022 — 465
2023 — 417
2024 — 387

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2002.

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