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How popular is the name Mack?
Births per year, rank history and how many Macks are alive today.
Mack (male) is a shortened form of the name Maximilian (and sometimes of Maximus). Although Mack itself was given to 30 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1007th as a registered name), most Macks are registered as Maximilian, which ranked 206th in 2025 with 245 babies.
Most people called Mack 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 9,600 of them alive today. Only some Maximilians go by Mack.
How many babies are named Mack or Maximilian each year?
Combined registrations of Maximilian, Mack. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Maximilian rank as a registered name?
Where does Mack 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 Mack short for Maximilian?
Yes - Mack is a shortened form of Maximilian. It is also used for Maximus. Macks are usually registered as Maximilian at birth.
When was the name Mack most popular?
The full name Maximilian peaked in 2016, when 408 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Mack itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 31 babies.
How many people are called Mack?
There's no official count of people who go by Mack, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 9,600 people registered as Maximilian born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Mack.
How old is the typical Mack?
Most people called Mack are registered as Maximilian. Most living Maximilians are between 8 and 24; the most common age is about 9.
Is Mack becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.