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Mack

Boy

Meaning of Mack: Scottish: 'son of'

Mack is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 477th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#477

668 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

42,900

First recorded 1880 · peak 1942

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 123 babies1982: 149 babies1983: 131 babies1984: 127 babies1985: 112 babies1986: 120 babies1987: 128 babies1988: 133 babies1989: 135 babies1990: 108 babies19901991: 112 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 108 babies1994: 117 babies1995: 85 babies1996: 84 babies1997: 91 babies1998: 110 babies1999: 95 babies2000: 93 babies20002001: 100 babies2002: 94 babies2003: 116 babies2004: 106 babies2005: 123 babies2006: 133 babies2007: 138 babies2008: 163 babies2009: 204 babies2010: 181 babies20102011: 181 babies2012: 211 babies2013: 271 babies2014: 286 babies2015: 389 babies2016: 355 babies2017: 430 babies2018: 419 babies2019: 477 babies2020: 579 babies20202021: 632 babies2022: 597 babies2023: 540 babies2024: 614 babies2025: 668 babies
US babies named Mack per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 668.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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