US rank #498 Boys' name Peak 1942 42,049 births

Mack — #498 US boys' name

42,049 babies named Mack in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s10621890s13701900s15621910s38921920s54591930s46361940s56471950s42121960s27151970s17411980s13051990s10192000s12702010s32002020s2959
#498
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Mack was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

840 babies were named Mack in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mack

The Social Security Administration has registered 42,049 babies named Mack between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mack currently holds the #498 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 840 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mack performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5,647 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mack shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mack in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mack 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 42,049 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.

Mack at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

42,049

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1942

840 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#498

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mack popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1942)
840
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
02004006008001,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 104

Mack popularity over time — girls

180 total births recorded since 1915 (Mack as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 180 births
4681012 19671952194219371931192719221915 5

Mack by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5,647 births that decade — 13% of Mack's all-time total
1880s10621890s13701900s15621910s38921920s54591930s46361940s56471950s42121960s27151970s17411980s13051990s10192000s12702010s32002020s2959

Mack by state

Where Mack concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mack
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,265 7.8%
#2 North Carolina
3,066 7.3%
#3 Georgia
2,753 6.5%
#4 Alabama
2,524 6.0%
#5 Mississippi
2,347 5.6%
#6 South Carolina
2,082 5.0%
#7 Tennessee
1,962 4.7%
#8 Louisiana
1,690 4.0%
Texas share of Mack's total US births 7.8%
Even split

3,265 of 42,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Mack appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mack?
42,049 babies have been named Mack since 1880. It currently ranks #498 among boys. The peak year was 1942 with 840 births.
When was Mack most popular?
Mack was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5,647 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Mack most popular?
The top states for the name Mack are Texas (3,265 births), North Carolina (3,066 births), Georgia (2,753 births).
How long has the name Mack been used?
Mack has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mack?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mac, Mackenzie, Maceo, Macario, 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, 1880–2024 (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.