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Mac

Mac is currently the #695 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 390 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #934, now it sits at #695. Looking at the full record since 1880, Mac hit its all-time high of #308 in 1942, when 398 boys were given the name. State by state, Massachusetts leads the way at #318.

Rankings

2025 rank
#695
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#308
in 1942 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
390
boys named Mac

Mac popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.023%0.031%18801900192019401960198020002020#308 in 1942
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1942

Where Mac is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025NHWashington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025NDMinnesota: #446 (12 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MN#446Wisconsin: #618 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#618Michigan: #487 (17 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MI#487New York: #716 (20 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#716Massachusetts: #318 (17 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)MA#318Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025ORNevada: #516 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NV#516Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025SDIowa: #379 (9 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)IA#379Illinois: #544 (17 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#544Indiana: #668 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#668Ohio: #541 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OH#541Pennsylvania: #704 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#704New Jersey: #655 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NJ#655Connecticut: #440 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)CT#440California: #988 (22 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#988Utah: #327 (14 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)UT#327Colorado: #501 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CO#501Nebraska: #432 (5 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)NE#432Missouri: #518 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MO#518Kentucky: #708 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)KY#708West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025DEArizona: #594 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AZ#594New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025NMKansas: #590 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#590Arkansas: #489 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #777 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#777North Carolina: #645 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NC#645South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025OKLouisiana: #591 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)LA#591Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025MSAlabama: #622 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#622Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mac in 2025HITexas: #1012 (23 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1012Florida: #729 (21 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#729
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#327), Iowa (#379), Massachusetts (#318)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mac in the most recent year of SSA data.

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