Name profile

Mack

A surname-derived name associated with the Gaelic element meaning “son.”

US rank (2025)#463

Meaning and history

Mack developed from Scottish and Irish surnames beginning with Mac, meaning "son," and also serves as a short form of names such as Mackenzie. It became an independent English given name. Notable bearers include baseball manager Connie Mack, born Cornelius McGillicuddy, and musician Mack Maine.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 133 births, rank #1,255
2007: 138 births, rank #1,272
2008: 163 births, rank #1,119
2009: 204 births, rank #977
2010: 181 births, rank #1,059
20112011: 181 births, rank #1,046
2012: 211 births, rank #957
2013: 271 births, rank #806
2014: 286 births, rank #805
2015: 389 births, rank #661
20162016: 355 births, rank #695
2017: 430 births, rank #614
2018: 419 births, rank #633
2019: 477 births, rank #583
2020: 579 births, rank #505
20212021: 632 births, rank #473
2022: 597 births, rank #504
2023: 540 births, rank #545
2024: 614 births, rank #498
20252025: 668 births, rank #463

Mack rose from #499 to #463 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1942, with 840 births.