Macon vs Mac

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

Name A

Macon

Boy name · Rank #4586

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Name B

Mac

Boy name · Rank #695

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Metric Macon Mac
Current Rank #4586 #695
Total Births (all years) 2,105 11,397
Peak Year 2015 2022
Peak Year Births 48 465
Peak Decade 2010s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Macon Mac
1880s - 45
1890s 5 53
1900s 31 128
1910s 178 499
1920s 220 679
1930s 159 750
1940s 179 1,627
1950s 121 929
1960s 95 541
1970s 94 647
1980s 94 383
1990s 171 421
2000s 228 705
2010s 365 1,691
2020s 165 2,299

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Macon Mac
2014 43 163
2015 48 177
2016 32 174
2017 36 185
2018 34 206
2019 46 254
2020 41 237
2021 32 401
2022 36 465
2023 23 417
2024 22 389
2025 11 390

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, 1898–2025.

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