Macrae vs Mac

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

Name A

Macrae

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Name B

Mac

Boy name · Rank #695

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Metric Macrae Mac
Current Rank Unranked #695
Total Births (all years) 165 11,005
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 13 465
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Macrae Mac
1880ss — 45
1890ss — 53
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 499
1920ss — 679
1930ss — 750
1940ss — 1,627
1950ss — 929
1960ss — 542
1970ss — 647
1980ss — 383
1990ss 15 421
2000ss 60 705
2010ss 64 1,691
2020ss 26 1,906

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Macrae Mac
2014 12 163
2015 5 177
2016 — 174
2017 7 185
2018 — 206
2019 9 254
2020 6 237
2021 13 400
2022 7 465
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, 1997–2022.

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