Unisex name · since 1912

Mc

Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 227 babies named Mc, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,214 of 45,481
all-time among boys
227
born since 1912
1990s
peak decade

227 boys have been named Mc since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Mc has 227 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1999.

  • #12,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 227 born since 1912
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mc ranks #12,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.

#12,214 of 45,481
all-time among boys
227
born since 1912
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mc's 227 recorded births place it above 73.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mc's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mc popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1939)
13
Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
468101214 19121919192519331941199019971999 7

Mc popularity over time - girls

209 total births recorded since 1989 (Mc as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 209 births
0102030 198919921994199619982000200220042005 5

Mc by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 27% of the file).

1990s was Mc's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Mc births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (27% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mc? ▼
227 babies have been named Mc since 1912. All-time, it sits at #12,214 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1939 with 13 births.
Where does Mc sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mc ranks #12,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mc most popular? ▼
Mc was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Is Mc a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Mc is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 227 births, and as a girl's name it has 209 births.
How long has the name Mc been used? ▼
Mc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 88 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Mc? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckinley, Mccoy, Mckay, Mcarthur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Mc

Nearby Names Like Mc

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

Mckinley Boy
#3663 9,786 births
Mccoy Boy
#805 4,568 births
Mckay Boy
#3598 2,296 births
Mcarthur Boy
2,275 births
Mckenzie Boy
#7244 2,266 births

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Gared
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mc: 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, 1912–1999 (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 Mc 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.