Mac Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In Scottish, Mac or Mc is often used as a prefix before another name, signifying one’s father’s name.

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A Deep Dive

Mac Overview

Meaning

Son of

Gender

Boy

Origin

Scottish, Irish

Etymology

Derived from Scottish and Irish origins, “Mac” means “son of”​.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/mæk/

Popularity

Mac is a popular name in Scotland and Ireland, symbolizing heritage and lineage. In 2023, it ranked #651 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

3 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Short, Cool, Vintage

Associated Traits

Brave, strong, independent, reliable

Name Day

May 15th
A Deep Dive

Mac Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Mack, Mackie, Macsen, McCoy, Macklin, Macaulay, Macallister, Maclean, McKinley, Macauley

Common Nicknames

M, Macky, Mick, Macster, Big Mac, Mac N Cheese, Mac the Knife, Mac Daddy-o, Macintosh, McLovin’

Diminutives

Mackie, Macky, Mick, Maco, Maci, Maccy, Maco, Mace, Maco

Famous People

  • Mac Miller
    (American Rapper)
  • Mac DeMarco
    (Canadian Rock Singer)
  • Mac Jones
    (American Football Player)
  • Mac Dre
    (American Rapper)
  • Mac McClung
    (American Basketball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Mac Taylor
    ("CSI: NY," TV Series)
  • Mac
    ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," TV Series)
  • "Mac and Me"
    (Film)

Places

  • Mac Community
    (Pennsylvania, USA)
  • Mac
    (Kentucky, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Mac?

Mac means “son of” in Gaelic, often signifying lineage or heritage.

What Is the Origin of The Name Mac?

Mac has Scottish and Irish origins. It is derived from the Gaelic word “mac,” which means “son of.”

Mac Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Mac in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6742021#6052022#6512023
Top 3 Rankings#3081942#3971943#4341944

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Mac

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023651
(-46 from 2022)
417
(-48 from 2022)
0.02277
2022605
(+69 from 2021)
465
(+67 from 2021)
0.02483
2021674
(+259 from 2020)
398
(+161 from 2020)
0.02124
2020933
(-65 from 2019)
237
(-17 from 2019)
0.01281
2019868
(+136 from 2018)
254
(+48 from 2018)
0.01322
20181004
(+62 from 2017)
206
(+21 from 2017)
0.01060
20171066
(+55 from 2016)
185
(+11 from 2016)
0.00935
20161121
(-25 from 2015)
174
(-3 from 2015)
0.00859
20151096
(+62 from 2014)
177
(+14 from 2014)
0.00866
20141158
(-18 from 2013)
163
(+4 from 2013)
0.00795
20131140
(+72 from 2012)
159
(+12 from 2012)
0.00787
20121212
(+264 from 2011)
147
(+37 from 2011)
0.00724
20111476
(-51 from 2010)
110
(-6 from 2010)
0.00541
20101425
(+179 from 2009)
116
(+17 from 2009)
0.00565
20091604
(+155 from 2008)
99
(+14 from 2008)
0.00467
20081759
(-31 from 2007)
85
(-1 from 2007)
0.00390
20071728
(+62 from 2006)
86
(+9 from 2006)
0.00388
20061790
(+415 from 2005)
77
(+23 from 2005)
0.00351
20052205
(-41 from 2004)
54
No change from 2004
0.00254
20042164
(-383 from 2003)
54
(-13 from 2003)
0.00256
20031781
(-58 from 2002)
67
No change from 2002
0.00319
20021723
(+189 from 2001)
67
(+10 from 2001)
0.00324
20011912
(-82 from 2000)
57
(-1 from 2000)
0.00276
20001830
(-82 from 1999)
58
No change from 1999
0.00278
19991748
(+487 from 1998)
58
(+18 from 1998)
0.00284
19982235
(-7 from 1997)
40
(+2 from 1997)
0.00197
19972228
(-211 from 1996)
38
(-5 from 1996)
0.00190
19962017
(+161 from 1995)
43
(+6 from 1995)
0.00215
19952178
(-55 from 1994)
37
(-1 from 1994)
0.00184
19942123
(+39 from 1993)
38
(+2 from 1993)
0.00186
19932162
(-207 from 1992)
36
(-5 from 1992)
0.00174
19921955
(-132 from 1991)
41
(-2 from 1991)
0.00195
19911823
(-121 from 1990)
43
(-4 from 1990)
0.00203
19901702
(+251 from 1989)
47
(+10 from 1989)
0.00218
19891953
(-282 from 1988)
37
(-5 from 1988)
0.00177
19881671
(+89 from 1987)
42
(+5 from 1987)
0.00210
19871760
(+297 from 1986)
37
(+9 from 1986)
0.00190
19862057
(-413 from 1985)
28
(-10 from 1985)
0.00146
19851644
(-113 from 1984)
38
(-2 from 1984)
0.00197
19841531
(+424 from 1983)
40
(+13 from 1983)
0.00213
19831955
(-182 from 1982)
27
(-5 from 1982)
0.00145
19821773
(-400 from 1981)
32
(-15 from 1981)
0.00170
19811373
(-134 from 1980)
47
(-8 from 1980)
0.00252
19801239
(-150 from 1979)
55
(-12 from 1979)
0.00297
19791089
(+46 from 1978)
67
(+7 from 1978)
0.00374
19781135
(-81 from 1977)
60
(-7 from 1977)
0.00351
19771054
(-177 from 1976)
67
(-23 from 1976)
0.00392
1976877
(-66 from 1975)
90
(-15 from 1975)
0.00551
1975811
(+168 from 1974)
105
(+35 from 1974)
0.00647
1974979
(+103 from 1973)
70
(+14 from 1973)
0.00429
19731082
(+180 from 1972)
56
(+13 from 1972)
0.00347
19721262
(+264 from 1971)
43
(+11 from 1971)
0.00257
19711526
(-445 from 1970)
32
(-25 from 1970)
0.00176
19701081
(+315 from 1969)
57
(+24 from 1969)
0.00299
19691396
(-138 from 1968)
33
(-3 from 1968)
0.00180
19681258
(-187 from 1967)
36
(-11 from 1967)
0.00203
19671071
(-54 from 1966)
47
(-4 from 1966)
0.00264
19661017
(-157 from 1965)
51
(-22 from 1965)
0.00281
1965860
(+286 from 1964)
73
(+28 from 1964)
0.00385
19641146
(-153 from 1963)
45
(-13 from 1963)
0.00222
1963993
(-76 from 1962)
58
(-10 from 1962)
0.00281
1962917
(+52 from 1961)
68
(+5 from 1961)
0.00324
1961969
(-54 from 1960)
63
(-5 from 1960)
0.00292
1960915
(+4 from 1959)
68
(-1 from 1959)
0.00314
1959919
(-111 from 1958)
69
(-17 from 1958)
0.00318
1958808
(+45 from 1957)
86
(+9 from 1957)
0.00399
1957853
(+45 from 1956)
77
(+8 from 1956)
0.00352
1956898
(-138 from 1955)
69
(-23 from 1955)
0.00321
1955760
(+18 from 1954)
92
(+8 from 1954)
0.00440
1954778
(-20 from 1953)
84
(-4 from 1953)
0.00406
1953758
(-111 from 1952)
88
(-27 from 1952)
0.00440
1952647
(-21 from 1951)
115
(-12 from 1951)
0.00583
1951626
(-3 from 1950)
127
(+5 from 1950)
0.00664
1950623
(+46 from 1949)
122
(+16 from 1949)
0.00671
1949669
(-8 from 1948)
106
(+1 from 1948)
0.00588
1948661
(-85 from 1947)
105
(-33 from 1947)
0.00589
1947576
(-53 from 1946)
138
(-12 from 1946)
0.00743
1946523
(-22 from 1945)
150
(+8 from 1945)
0.00909
1945501
(-67 from 1944)
142
(-55 from 1944)
0.01035
1944434
(-37 from 1943)
197
(-41 from 1943)
0.01418
1943397
(-89 from 1942)
238
(-160 from 1942)
0.01636
1942308
(+376 from 1941)
398
(+318 from 1941)
0.02826
1941684
(+27 from 1940)
80
(+7 from 1940)
0.00638
1940711
(-90 from 1939)
73
(-15 from 1939)
0.00615
1939621
(+70 from 1938)
88
(+11 from 1938)
0.00776
1938691
(+31 from 1937)
77
(+7 from 1937)
0.00678
1937722
(-43 from 1936)
70
(-6 from 1936)
0.00640
1936679
(+62 from 1935)
76
(+8 from 1935)
0.00714
1935741
(-91 from 1934)
68
(-18 from 1934)
0.00636
1934650
(+35 from 1933)
86
(+11 from 1933)
0.00810
1933685
(+61 from 1932)
75
(+5 from 1932)
0.00735
1932746
(-35 from 1931)
70
(-3 from 1931)
0.00652
1931711
(+70 from 1930)
73
(+6 from 1930)
0.00682
1930781
(+13 from 1929)
67
(+1 from 1929)
0.00593
1929794
(+119 from 1928)
66
(+12 from 1928)
0.00596
1928913
(-139 from 1927)
54
(-18 from 1927)
0.00473
1927774
(+68 from 1926)
72
(+11 from 1926)
0.00620
1926842
(-87 from 1925)
61
(-15 from 1925)
0.00533
1925755
(+62 from 1924)
76
(+8 from 1924)
0.00660
1924817
(-67 from 1923)
68
(-8 from 1923)
0.00582
1923750
(+132 from 1922)
76
(+15 from 1922)
0.00671
1922882
(-78 from 1921)
61
(-10 from 1921)
0.00542
1921804
(-38 from 1920)
71
(-3 from 1920)
0.00624
1920766
(-46 from 1919)
74
(-3 from 1919)
0.00672
1919720
(+23 from 1918)
77
(+2 from 1918)
0.00758
1918743
(-49 from 1917)
75
(-1 from 1917)
0.00715
1917694
(+146 from 1916)
76
(+21 from 1916)
0.00792
1916840
(-99 from 1915)
55
(-10 from 1915)
0.00596
1915741
(+61 from 1914)
65
(+22 from 1914)
0.00738
1914802
(+16 from 1913)
43
(+9 from 1913)
0.00629
1913818
(-105 from 1912)
34
(-2 from 1912)
0.00634
1912713
(-46 from 1911)
36
(+14 from 1911)
0.00797
1911667
(+88 from 1910)
22
(+6 from 1910)
0.00911
1910755
(-76 from 1909)
16
No change from 1909
0.00767
1909679
(+100 from 1908)
16
(+4 from 1908)
0.00905
1908779
(-268 from 1907)
12
(-9 from 1907)
0.00721
1907511
(-39 from 1906)
21
(-1 from 1906)
0.01324
1906472
(+530 from 1905)
22
(+15 from 1905)
0.01527
19051002
(-436 from 1904)
7
(-9 from 1904)
0.00489
1904566
(+564 from 1903)
16
(+11 from 1903)
0.01155
19031130
(-268 from 1902)
5
(-3 from 1902)
0.00387
1902862
(-135 from 1901)
8
(-1 from 1901)
0.00603
1901727
(+16 from 1900)
9
(-3 from 1900)
0.00779
1900743
(+259 from 1898)
12
(+6 from 1898)
0.00740
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18981002
(-150 from 1897)
6
(-1 from 1897)
0.00454
1897852
(-211 from 1896)
7
(-5 from 1896)
0.00574
1896641
(+313 from 1894)
12
(+6 from 1894)
0.00930
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1894954
(+81 from 1893)
6
(+1 from 1893)
0.00480
18931035
(-79 from 1892)
5
(-1 from 1892)
0.00413
1892956
(+7 from 1891)
6
(+1 from 1891)
0.00456
1891963
(-79 from 1890)
5
(-1 from 1890)
0.00458
1890884
(+90 from 1889)
6
(+1 from 1889)
0.00501
1889974
(-365 from 1888)
5
(-6 from 1888)
0.00420
1888609
(+312 from 1887)
11
(+6 from 1887)
0.00847
1887921
(+38 from 1886)
5
No change from 1886
0.00457
1886959
(-67 from 1883)
5
No change from 1883
0.00420
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1883892
(-186 from 1881)
5
(-2 from 1881)
0.00445
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1881706
(+39 from 1880)
7
No change from 1880
0.00646
1880745
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00591

American States Popularity Rankings for Mac

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#9432021#7322022#11392023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#8252021#10162022#8652023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#7872021#9972022#6962023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4302021#5992022#6032023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#7082021#6722022#6952023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4742021#6322022#5002023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7282021#4992022#4492023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#10952021#9712022#6832023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4081957#4161961#5142022

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#4462021#3892022#3422023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6372021#6582022#4222023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5091965#9092019#6302022

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4292021#4902022#7382023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3361960#5532022#7962023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#10472021#13092022#10852023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2882021#2332022#4222023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5242021#5342022#4812023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#10042021#8302022#7462023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5352021#7232022#9432023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3212021#5952022#6392023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4292021#4732022#6272023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4762020#5182022#5922023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5262018#5782022#4132023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4642021#2292022#3302023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#7122020#4752021#5172022

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6162021#6092022#6152023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7792021#6232022#5962023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4852021#3442022#4802023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5452021#3382022#6322023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5912020#5932022#5062023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#7832021#5962022#7332023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4802019#4072021#3732022

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6832021#7722022#5392023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5632013#5932014#4582022

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2141951#4202015#2982021

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4282022#3702023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2282022#2552023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3181942

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2652022

Popularity Rankings for Mac in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#2212021#1712022#2142023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#2002021#4192022#1952023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#3691996#5722022#5162023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4142022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#10202021#8562022#5882023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9822005

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Mac a Name for Boys or Girls?

Mac is traditionally a boy’s name, especially in countries like Scotland and Ireland.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Mac

Mac in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Mac Miller (Rapper, 1992–2018): An acclaimed American rapper, singer, and producer known for his introspective lyrics and groundbreaking music that fused hip hop, R&B, and jazz.
  • Mac DeMarco (Rock Singer, 1990): A Canadian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for his distinct slacker rock sound and offbeat personality.
  • Mac Jones (Football Player, 1998): An American football quarterback who plays for the New England Patriots in the NFL.
  • Mac Dre (Rapper, 1970–2004): A Bay Area rapper and hyphy forefather who played a key role in popularizing the hyphy movement with his energetic music and dance-inspiring beats.
  • Mac McClung (Basketball Player, 1999): An American professional basketball player known for his viral dunking videos and his participation in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
  • Mac Taylor ("CSI: NY," 2004 TV Series): The head of the New York Crime Lab, known for his dedication and meticulous nature.
  • Mac ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," 2005 TV Series): A co-owner of Paddy's Pub, known for his awkwardness and delusional self-confidence.
  • "Mac and Me" (1988 Film): A friendly alien who befriends a young boy after being stranded on Earth.
  • Mac Community (Pennsylvania, USA): A small community in Pennsylvania known for its rural landscape and close-knit community.
  • Mac (Kentucky, USA): A location in Kentucky recognized for its historical significance and scenic beauty.

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