US rank #1256 Boys' name Peak 2014 3,549 births

Cormac — #1256 US boys' name

3,549 babies named Cormac in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101970s611980s481990s2692000s7712010s16072020s778
#1256
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Cormac was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

196 babies were named Cormac in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cormac

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,549 babies named Cormac between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cormac currently holds the #1256 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 196 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cormac performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,607 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cormac shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 309 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Cormac in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cormac in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,549 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cormac at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,549

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2014

196 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,256

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cormac popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
196
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Cormac by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,607 births that decade — 45% of Cormac's all-time total
1950s51960s101970s611980s481990s2692000s7712010s16072020s778

Cormac by state

Where Cormac concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cormac
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
309 8.7%
#2 California
267 7.5%
#3 Massachusetts
259 7.3%
#4 Illinois
200 5.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
141 4.0%
#6 Texas
111 3.1%
#7 Colorado
84 2.4%
#8 Ohio
83 2.3%
New York share of Cormac's total US births 8.7%
Even split

309 of 3,549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Cormac appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cormac?
3,549 babies have been named Cormac since 1956. It currently ranks #1256 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 196 births.
When was Cormac most popular?
Cormac was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,607 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Cormac most popular?
The top states for the name Cormac are New York (309 births), California (267 births), Massachusetts (259 births).
How long has the name Cormac been used?
Cormac has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cormac?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.