Boys' name · since 1956
Cormac
3,698 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.
- #2,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,698
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,698 babies have been named Cormac since 1956, making it today's #1299 boys' name.
Cormac has 3,698 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1299 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #2,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,299 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,698 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cormac ranks #2,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,299 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,698 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,299 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,698
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cormac's 3,698 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Cormac compares
3,698 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cormac's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cormac | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,698 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 196 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cormac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cormac splits its recorded history at 1999: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 196 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cormac popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 196
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Cormac by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,607 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Cormac's strongest decade.
1,607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cormac births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 269
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
771 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,607 births
- 2020s
2020s
928 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,607 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cormac compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cormac's total volume
Cormac by state
Where Cormac concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 323 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 275 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 268 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 206 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 149 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 119 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 92 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 84 | 2.3% |
323 of 3,698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Cormac appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cormac's data
- Cormac's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,607 total births) through the 2020s (928) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Cormacs (323 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cormac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cormac draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.