Is Mac a boy or girl name?
Mac is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 387 boys were named Mac, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 11,058 US babies named Mac were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #696
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mac since 1880
- 11,058
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 470 babies
Boys and girls named Mac, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 499 | 5 | 1% |
| 1920s | 679 | 7 | 1% |
| 1930s | 750 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,627 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 929 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 542 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 647 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 421 | 10 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 705 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 1,691 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,906 | 19 | 1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 387 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 417 | #656 | 9 | #10,816 |
| 2022 | 465 | #605 | 5 | #16,764 |
| 2021 | 400 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 237 | #934 | 5 | #16,584 |
| 2019 | 254 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 206 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 174 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 159 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 110 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 86 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 67 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,927 | 5 | #16,882 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,039 | 5 | #14,870 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,155 | 5 | #14,788 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 90 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 105 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 70 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 73 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 58 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 68 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 63 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 68 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 69 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 86 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 77 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 69 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 92 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 84 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 88 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 115 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 127 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 122 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 106 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 105 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 138 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 150 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 142 | #501 | 7 | #3,875 |
| 1944 | 197 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 238 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 398 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 80 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 73 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 88 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 77 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 70 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 76 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 68 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 86 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 75 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 70 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 73 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 67 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 66 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 54 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 72 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 76 | #756 | 7 | #4,265 |
| 1924 | 68 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 76 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 61 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 71 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 74 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 77 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 75 | #746 | 5 | #5,285 |
| 1917 | 76 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 55 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 65 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 43 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 36 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 22 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 22 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #784 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mac reached #308 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #3,875 in 1945. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mac
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.