Mac name meaning
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What does Mac mean?
The famous and ever lasting unisex name Mac means "Son of, Taken from Mackenzie or Greatest", primarily used in Scottish and English is rooted from Irish, Gaelic, Scottish and Latin languages..
How do I pronounce Mac?
The most common pronunciation of one syllabled Mac is mac.
Variants of Mac
Macky, Dougal, Mack, Doughal, Maximilian
How popular is the name Mac?
A common name in United States having over 8873 recievers in 140 years of usage. At present the name is rising, in 1942, 397 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 308th position.
In addition to that, the moniker has been in Mac is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 1000.
Over 336 people have been named Mac in England and Wales.
Mac is a common name in Malawi, Canada, Ghana and Vietnam while somewhat familiar name in Egypt, England, Sri Lanka, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Cambodia, Peru, Gabon, Indonesia, Netherlands, China, DR Congo, Brazil, Fiji, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, France and Portugal.
At least, 30000 people globally have carried Mac as their given name according to our evaluation.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 651 | 417 | 10256 | 9 |
| 2022 | 605 | 464 | 15215 | 5 |
| 2021 | 673 | 395 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 932 | 237 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 867 | 254 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1003 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1066 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1120 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1096 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1158 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
Mac in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 76 | 59 | 5 | 5 |
 | 52 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
 | 120 | 253 | 2 | 24 |
 | 120 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What numbers say about Mac?
You deserve the best because you are simply the best. You respond to occurrences in an unusual, impulsive but also creative way. You believe that nothing is impossible until your heart beats. You easily adapt to new environments and want to hang around with new people. Push yourself but not others who clearly don't like to be pushed but enjoy their comfort zone. You are often taken as crazy because of your fearlessness and courageous acts you take to achieve your aspirations.
Other names liked by name hunters that are similar to Mac
- Liv - Used in Greenlandic and Norwegian loved, Liv is used as a baby girl name and is rooted from English and Latin, Liv means "Olive or Life"
- Lilli - Used particulary in Finnish and German uncustomary, Lilli is used as a baby girl name, Lilli means "My God is Abundance or My God is Perfect" is of Hebrew and Germanic origin
- Vicencio - Meaning of Vicencio is He Who Overcomes is originated from Latin
- Viktorian is used mostly in German has its origin in Latin, Viktorian means "Victor" is a boy name
- Baruna - Latin name Baruna means "Strange, Wife of the Lord of the Sea or Foreign" is a baby girl name is mainly used in Marathi and Hindi
Famous people named Mac
- Mac McLin, Clarence Josef McLin Sr
- Mac Van Valkenburg, American electrical engineer and university professor
- Mac McGarry, longtime host of the television quiz show 'It's Academic'
- Mac Maharaj, South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress
- Mac Bethad of Rosemarkie, first recorded High Medieval Bishop of Ross
- Mac Cairthinn of Clogher,
- Mac Price, senior New Zealand Foreign Affairs official,
- Mac McCallion,
- Mac Adams, British artist
- Mac Cairthinn mac Coelboth, Uí Enechglaiss King of Leinster
- Mac Collins, American politician
- Mac McDonald, American actor
- Mac McCutcheon, Canadian politician and farmer
- Mac Thornberry, U.S. Representative from the Texas Panhandle
- Mac Harb, Canadian former politician,
- Mac Raboy, American comics artist best
- Mac Davis, country music singer, songwriter, and actor
- Mac Colville, professional ice hockey right winger
- Mac MacLeod, part of the Hertfordshire folk and blues scene
- Mac Dre, American rapper and record producer
- Mac, McKinley Phipps, Jr
- Mac Wiseman, American bluegrass singer
- Mac Ahlberg, Swedish film director and cinematographer
- Mac McAnally, Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr
- Mac Anderson, New Zealand cricketer
- Mac Mall, American hip hop recording artist
- Mac Hyman, American fiction writer
- Mac Danzig, American mixed martial artist,
- Mac Speedie, American football end
- Mac Aldrich, American football player for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University
- Mac McCaughan, American musician and record label owner
- Mac Powell, American singer, songwriter, producer
- Mac MacArthur, Scottish professional baseball player,
- Mac Wellman, American playwright, author, and poet
- Mac King, American magician
- Mac and Katie Kissoon, musical artist
- Mac O'Grady, American professional golfer and golf teaching professional
- Mac McLendon, Benson Rayfield "Mac" McLendon, Jr
- Mac McWhorter, former offensive line coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was the interim head coach for Georgia Tech's football team
- Mac Brandt, American actor best
- Mac Wilkins, American athlete
- Mac McNeilly, American musician
- Mac Minister, musical artist
- Mac Allen, lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth
- Mac Suzuki, Suzuki later stated that his parents were proud of him for learning the English language and how much he matured after he was sent away
- Mac Percival, former American football placekicker
- Mac Sweeney, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Mac Lethal, American hip hop artist from Kansas City, Missouri
- Composer Mac Arden, movie Hippy Hippy Sex
- Mac Gabriel, from thriller film Escape from Brazil, who characterized Shady blonde man.
- In 2001, Mac Alejandro characterized the role of Dado in comedy, romance film Tikim.
- Mac Dewey, from 2007 action and adventure movie Fear Ever After, who characterized the Doug Buckner.
- In 2020 comedy film, The Bobcat Boys, Mac Alsfeld portrayed Max.
Lists having Mac
- Boys names beginning with M
- Girls names beginning with M
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Gaelic Baby Names
- Irish Baby Names
- Latin Baby Names
- Scottish Baby Names
- Boy names that starts with Mac
- Baby Names that mean Son
- Baby Names that mean Greatest
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Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls