Boys' name · since 1880

Mac

11,397 babies named Mac in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,115 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#696 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,397
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

11,397 babies have been named Mac since 1880, making it today's #696 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Mac recorded 11,397 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #696 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #696 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 11,397 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mac ranks #1,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,397 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,115 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#696 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,397
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95%
Mac vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mac's 11,397 recorded births place it above 97.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Mac compares

11,397 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Mac's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mac Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 11,397 369 358,536
Peak-year births 465 34 22,252

Mac's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mac's full recorded timeline at 1955, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 465 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mac popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2022)
465
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0100200300400500 188019031921193919571975199320112025 390

Mac popularity over time - girls

58 total births recorded since 1918 (Mac as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 58 births
45678910 1918192519451994199620012020202220232025 5

Mac by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (2,299 births, 20% of the file).

2020s was Mac's strongest decade.

2,299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Mac births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,299 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mac 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 Mac's total volume

Mac vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 6.1%-142, 7.1%-34, 6.5%-102, 2.6%-55, 3.5%-73, 4.4%-136, 2.1%-118, 3.8%-77, 6.1%-134, 1.7%-76, 4.1%-53, 6.4%-146, 2.4%-114, 1.7%-146, 2.8%Mac-146, 4.1%Mac
Mac vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Mac by state

Where Mac concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mac
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
747 6.6%
#2 California
541 4.7%
#3 North Carolina
379 3.3%
#4 Alabama
300 2.6%
#5 Ohio
289 2.5%
#6 New York
286 2.5%
#7 Tennessee
285 2.5%
#8 Georgia
281 2.5%
Texas share of Mac's total US births 6.6%
Even split

747 of 11,397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Mac appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mac? ▼
11,397 babies have been named Mac since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,115 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #696 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 465 births.
Where does Mac sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mac ranks #1,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mac most popular? ▼
Mac was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,299 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Mac most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Mac are Texas (747 births), California (541 births), North Carolina (379 births).
How long has the name Mac been used? ▼
Records for Mac go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mac? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mack, Mackenzie, Maceo, Macario, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mac's data

  • Texas records the most Macs (747 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mac

Nearby Names Like Mac

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mac

Mack Boy
#463 42,720 births
Mackenzie Boy
#1671 7,861 births
Maceo Boy
#2185 3,195 births
Macario Boy
#3665 2,824 births
Macklin Boy
#998 2,529 births

Compare Mac side by side: Mac vs Mack Mac vs Mackenzie Mac vs Maceo

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mac

Duke #695
11,595 births · Peak 2018
Sevyn #697
2,309 births · Peak 2024
Idris #694
5,031 births · Peak 2025
Evander #698
4,200 births · Peak 2025
Dax #693
11,918 births · Peak 2019
Marvin #699
254,192 births · Peak 1928
Dexter #692
36,582 births · Peak 2012
Jayson #700
35,931 births · Peak 2004

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mac: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Mac 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.