Mack

Last seen for girls in 1967 at #6,804 · #463 for boys in 2025, 668 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1900 · 250 births
Debut · boys
104 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,720
since 1880

Mack over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #96, 1900boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#463668
2024#498614
2023#545540
2022#504597
2021#473632
2020#505579
2019#583477
2018#633419
2017#614430
2016#695355
2015#661389
2014#805286
2013#806271
2012#957211
2011#1,046181
2010#1,059181
2009#977204
2008#1,119163
2007#1,272138
2006#1,255133
2005#1,266123
2004#1,367106
2003#1,248116
2002#1,39594
2001#1,307100
2000#1,36193
1999#1,28395
1998#1,133110
1997#1,26391
1996#1,30384
1995#1,26885
1994#1,026117
1993#1,071108
1992#1,049109
1991#1,017112
1990#1,021108
1989#864135
1988#819133
1987#824128
1986#828120
1985#852112
1984#768127
1983#755131
1982#713149
1981#784123
1980#714148
1979#702148
1978#613184
1977#651168
1976#598184
1975#641161
1974#577193
1973#619163
1972#632156
1971#615185
1970#572199
1969#600171
1968#500229
1967#6,8045#487236
1966#492237
1965#470273
1964#441332
1963#6,5925#452305
1962#464296
1961#459310
1960#447326
1959#435338
1958#6,1035#410363
1957#383401
1956#373397
1955#5,2086#365397
1954#335456
1953#336434
1952#5,5635#328454
1951#316488
1950#310484
1949#301505
1948#291548
1947#304514
1946#3,4309#267565
1945#246541
1944#4,0546#222615
1943#3,04010#230626
1942#3,7387#190840
1941#275434
1940#3,2088#260458
1939#4,2505#267416
1938#3,8476#254458
1937#4,2555#246473
1936#3,7016#246454
1935#3,4317#256450
1934#247465
1933#3,4067#257419
1932#233514
1931#4,3315#239482
1930#4,5505#249505
1929#4,0536#240507
1928#4,1956#243518
1927#3,8757#239551
1926#3,8737#242535
1925#4,0287#230570
1924#246546
1923#4,9675#239550
1922#3,15210#212620
1921#5,0995#245529
1920#236533
1919#4,8145#214579
1918#223556
1917#227480
1916#4,4175#220485
1915#4,2745#229434
1914#220361
1913#218292
1912#195295
1911#167197
1910#150213
1909#161154
1908#136183
1907#158142
1906#152132
1905#141151
1904#134158
1903#143131
1902#132147
1901#143114
1900#96250
1899#110160
1898#121153
1897#108159
1896#119148
1895#119140
1894#136119
1893#130115
1892#127135
1891#112127
1890#127114
1889#129110
1888#15896
1887#122109
1886#13997
1885#130104
1884#122119
1883#12698
1882#101145
1881#15480
1880#123104
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mack was already there! It came in at #123, and was given to 104 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.

Where Mack is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMNIllinois: #510 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,485 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWIMichigan: #444 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,655 boysMINew York: #841 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 34,850 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedINOhio: #468 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,254 boysOHPennsylvania: #384 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,039 boysPANew Jersey: #414 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,512 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #615 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 14,400 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNEMissouri: #337 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,228 boysMOKentucky: #238 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,149 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,100 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedKSArkansas: #327 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,345 boysARTennessee: #202 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,581 boysTNNorth Carolina: #212 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,613 boysNCSouth Carolina: #205 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,387 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #282 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,261 boysLAMississippi: #148 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 826 boysMSAlabama: #179 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,144 boysALGeorgia: #210 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,532 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mack, so not publishedHITexas: #343 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,950 boysTXFlorida: #320 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,586 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#148 · 1 in 826
  2. Alabama#179 · 1 in 1,144
  3. Tennessee#202 · 1 in 1,581
  4. South Carolina#205 · 1 in 1,387
  5. Georgia#210 · 1 in 1,532

Best ever in a state: #41 in South Carolina, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#148351 in 826
Alabama#179341 in 1,144
Tennessee#202261 in 1,581
South Carolina#205221 in 1,387
Georgia#210321 in 1,532
North Carolina#212341 in 1,613
Kentucky#238171 in 2,149
Louisiana#282181 in 2,261
Virginia#286141 in 3,100
Florida#320121 in 3,586
Arkansas#32761 in 3,345
Missouri#33791 in 5,228
Texas#343411 in 2,950
Pennsylvania#384121 in 10,039
New Jersey#41451 in 11,512
Michigan#44491 in 10,655
Ohio#46891 in 12,254
Illinois#51081 in 13,485
California#615111 in 14,400
New York#84151 in 34,850
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
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Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mack
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 35 spots since 2024 (#498#463)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#505#463)
  • 198 spots since 2015 (#661#463)
  • Biggest jump: 151 spots in 2013 (#957#806)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1990 (#864#1,021)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1900 at #96 (250 births)
  • Births halved by 1901, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1900
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–1989
Share of babies · boys
1 in 602
  • Highest: 1 in 602 boys born in 1900 were named Mack (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,557 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 13.2% of all boys named Mack (5,646) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,062#101 (1882)#130
1890s1,370#108 (1897)#121
1900s1,562#96 (1900)#140
1910s3,892#150 (1910)#206
1920s5,459#212 (1922)#237
1930s4,636#233 (1932)#249
1940s5,646#190 (1942)#259
1950s4,212#310 (1950)#359
1960s2,715#441 (1964)#481
1970s1,741#572 (1970)#622
1980s1,306#713 (1982)#792
1990s1,019#1,017 (1991)#1,143
2000s1,270#977 (2009)#1,257
2010s3,200#583 (2019)#786
2020s3,630#463 (2025)#498

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mack in 1955

girls
#5,208
6 births · 1 in 325,880 girls
boys
#365
397 births · 1 in 5,189 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #5,208Mack6

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #365Mack397
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 325,880 of them was named Mack, which outranked 22.6% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mack
  1. #4,740Zelpha7
  2. #4,740Zeta7
  3. #4,740Zully7
  4. #5,208Mack6
  5. #5,208Abra6
  6. #5,208Adah6
  7. #5,208Adonica6
  8. #5,828Abagail5
  9. #5,828Abelina5
  10. #5,828Adalene5

Tied with 619 names at #5,208; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 793Athena#1,505#712
  2. 675Desiree#984#309
  3. 661Roni#1,197#536
  4. 630Gisele#1,444#814
  5. 593Carmel#1,422#829
Fallers
  1. 514Valinda#806#1,320
  2. 378Elouise#969#1,347
  3. 287Veda#831#1,118
  4. 275Drema#978#1,253
  5. 264Brooke#965#1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 5,189 of them was named Mack, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mack
  1. #361Dewey403
  2. #361Grady403
  3. #364Alfredo402
  4. #365Mack397
  5. #365Jason397
  6. #367Gerry393
  7. #368Alfonso387
  8. #369Conrad386

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 808Davy#1,333#525
  2. 326Wyatt#985#659
  3. 323Moises#1,311#988
  4. 296Tad#1,068#772
  5. 286Rhett#1,122#836
Fallers
  1. 738Rahn#908#1,646
  2. 415Ricci#739#1,154
  3. 321Meredith#952#1,273
  4. 309Michial#985#1,294
  5. 282Arvin#973#1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955