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How popular is the name Mac?
Births per year, rank history and how many Macs are alive today.
Mac (male) is a shortened form of the name Maximilian (and sometimes of Maximus). Although Mac itself was given to 42 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 782nd as a registered name), most Macs are registered as Maximilian, which ranked 206th in 2025 with 245 babies.
Most people called Mac are registered as Maximilian, and share that name's profile: the Maximilian you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Maximilians born in England and Wales are between 8 and 24, and there are at least 9,700 of them alive today. Only some Maximilians go by Mac.
How many babies are named Mac or Maximilian each year?
Combined registrations of Maximilian, Mac. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Maximilian rank as a registered name?
Where does Mac rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Mac short for Maximilian?
Yes - Mac is a shortened form of Maximilian. It is also used for Maximus. Macs are usually registered as Maximilian at birth.
When was the name Mac most popular?
The full name Maximilian peaked in 2018, when 406 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Mac itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 44 babies.
How many people are called Mac?
There's no official count of people who go by Mac, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 9,700 people registered as Maximilian born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Mac.
How old is the typical Mac?
Most people called Mac are registered as Maximilian. Most living Maximilians are between 8 and 24; the most common age is about 9.
Is Mac becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.