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.
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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The Story of Cormac
Cormac first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 196 Cormacs were born — ranking #1,032 that year. As of 2026, Cormac ranks #1,258 for baby boys with 158 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 4K Cormacs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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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
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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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