Mac has been given to about 11,455 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Mac ranks 696th among American boys in 2025, with 395 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 470 babies were given the name, ranking 605th. The typical living American called Mac is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.