How Many People Are Named Mac?
An estimated 7,864 people in the United States have the first name Mac. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 34 years old, and Mac peaked in popularity in 2022 with 470 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mac as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mac paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mac is overwhelmingly male, 53 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,864
About 1 in 43,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2022
470 births
Total Registered
11,058
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mac
Mac is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,058 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Mac as a male name
Ranked #696 in 2024
387 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (465 births)
Mac as a female name
Ranked #10,816 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (9 births)
Mac: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mac span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,925 babies were registered. Mac remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mac by Decade
How has Mac tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mac by State
Birth registrations for Mac span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Montana, Maine. On average, about 145 Macs were registered per state.
Mac + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mac as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mac
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mac: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mac?
We estimate approximately 7,864 people named Mac are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 43,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Mac a common name?
Mac is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,058 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mac most popular?
Mac reached peak popularity in 2022, when 470 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mac is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mac a male name?
Mac is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mac Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mac Smith, Mac Johnson, Mac Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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