Boys' name · since 1880
Mack
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 42,720 babies named Mack, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,720
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mack currently ranks #463 among boys' names in America, with 42,720 babies recorded since 1880.
Mack has 42,720 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #463 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #556 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #463 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42,720 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mack ranks #556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #463 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42,720 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #556 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,720
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Mack's 42,720 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mack compares
42,720 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Mack's all-time total is 116x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mack | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,720 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 840 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mack's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mack splits its recorded history at 1953: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1881 (80 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 840 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mack popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 840
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mack popularity over time - girls
Mack by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5,646 births, 13% of the file).
1940s was Mack's strongest decade.
5,646 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Mack births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,062
1880s
1,062 births
- 1890s 1,370
1890s
1,370 births
- 1900s 1,562
1900s
1,562 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,892 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,459 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,636 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,646 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,212 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,715 births
- 1970s 1,741
1970s
1,741 births
- 1980s 1,306
1980s
1,306 births
- 1990s 1,019
1990s
1,019 births
- 2000s 1,270
2000s
1,270 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,200 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,630 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5,646 births (13% of all-time use).
How Mack 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 Mack's total volume
Mack by state
Where Mack concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,311 | 7.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 3,085 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 2,767 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 2,537 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 2,352 | 5.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 2,088 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,978 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 1,690 | 4.0% |
3,311 of 42,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Mack appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mack's data
- Mack's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (5,646 total births) through the 2020s (3,630) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Macks (3,311 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mack: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~145 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, 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 Mack 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.