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Mack
Say it: MAK
Meaning
From Gaelic mac 'son', used as a nickname for men with Mac- surnames, or short for names like Malcolm.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used as a given name in the US since the 1880s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 39,848 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1882, about 1 in 784 boys
- 576 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mac
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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