Mack
Mack is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mack
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mack is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Mack
Mack first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 104 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 840 Macks were born — ranking #190 that year. As of 2026, Mack ranks #514 for baby boys with 591 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 43K Macks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mack
Mack is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 43K births in the dataset. Mack's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #96. Use the chart and map above to compare Mack'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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