Cormac
Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr.
- Irish Mythology
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Cormac
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish Mythology
- Irish
The Story of Cormac
The earliest SSA record of Cormac as a baby boy name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 196 newborns named Cormac — #1,032 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Cormac on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cormac ranks #1,258 for baby boys with 158 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cormac
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cormac. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cormacc
Notable people named Cormac
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- Cormac Antram (1926–2013), American priest
- Cormac of Armagh , medieval Irish archbishop
- Cormac Breslin (1902–1978), Irish politician
- Cormac J. Carney (born 1959), American judge
- Cormac Cond Longas , legendary Irish prince
- Cormac Costello (born 1994), Gaelic football player
- Cormac Cullinan , South African attorney
- Cormac Devlin (born 1980), Irish politician
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Names that sound like Cormac
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cormac is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Cormac
Cormac is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Cormac's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,032. Use the chart and map above to compare Cormac's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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