Mac

Scottish or Irish

"son of"

Mac Origin and Meaning

The name Mac is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "son of".

In Ireland and Scotland, Mac and Mc mean "son of"; here, Mac is a generic fella, or a short form cooler than either Matt or Max. Mac can be a nickname of any longer Mac or Mc starting name such as McCoy or Macalister. If you want to make it feel more complete, you can always spell it Mack.

Mac Rank in US Top 1000

# 651 in the US

Mac Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 739 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mac

• 651 US 2023
• 739 Nameberry 2025
• 9 Unique 2018
• 682 Future 2028
• 762 England 2023
• 172 Scotland 2022
• 92 Dogs 2022
• 89 Cats 2022

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Famous People Named Mac

• Mac stage name of McKinley Phipps, American rapper
• Mac English musician of hip hop group So Solid Crew
• Mac Dre stage name of Andre Louis Hicks, American rapper
• Mac King American comedy magician
• Mac Mall stage name of Jamal Rocker, American rapper
• Mac Miller stage name of Malcolm James McCormick, American rapper
• Makoto "Mac" Suzuki Japanese baseball pitcher
• Mac Brandt American actor
• Derek "Uncle Mac" McCulloch British radio broadcaster
• Maclin "Mac" Cody American NFL player
• McBriare Samuel Lanyon "Mac" DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV) Canadian singer,songwriter
• Bernie Mac stage name of Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, American actor/comedian
• Mason Mac Taylor Dawson (b. 2013) son of actor Ashley Taylor Dawson
• Johnathan Mackensey "Mac" Williamson San Francisco Giants outfielder

The name Mac in Pop Culture

• Ronald "Mac" McDonald character in TV's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
• Macintosh "Mac " computer brand from Apple, Inc.
• Mac Bradford character from the movie "Point Blank"
• Captain Mac a character in video game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
• Mac a character in animated TV show "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
• Mac a character from Apple's "Get A Mac" ad campaign, representing a Macintosh computer
• Mac Goofy Gopher in Looney Tunes cartoons
• Mac a character from British sitcom "Green Wing"
• Mac the alien in movie "Mac and Me"
• Little Mac a character in the "Punch,Out!!" video game series
• Mac Gargan villain in Spider,Man comics
• Mac Taylor character from TV's "CSI: NY"
• Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie a character from TV's "Veronica Mars"
• Randle "Mac" McMurphy character in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
• Angus "Mac" MacGyver main character on TV's "MacGyver"
• Mac a character from the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series
• Mac short for macaroni, as in "mac 'n' cheese"
• MAC cosmetic brand
• Fleetwood Mac British,American rock band
• McClane "Mac" Peralta son of Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago from TV's Brooklyn Nine,Nine (Named after John McClane in Die Hard)