Mac

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A few things about Mac you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mac

Mac Wilkins

American athletics competitor

Choose Mac and your child shares a first name with Mac Wilkins, an American athletics competitor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mac, like who?” Mac Wilkins's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,380 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mac, 390 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mac would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMac has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Macs, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1942, when it reached #308.
• 📈Then vs nowMac is 7.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 33,898 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 4,380.
• 🚀TrendMac has climbed 239 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #695. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMac is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #318, followed by Utah (#327) and Iowa (#379). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Mac means “son of”. Our records link it to Celtic, Irish and Latin roots.

About the name Mac

Mac is a boy name of Celtic, Irish and Latin origin meaning “son of”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-mac”. US birth records list Mac for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 141 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked #308 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #695, with 390 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesIrish namesLatin namesScottish names