Mac Names for Boys

There are 19 Mac names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Mac names 1 to 19. Connor was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English Carter, Caden, the English and Irish Cody, the English and Hebrew Malachi, the English and Irish Keegan, and lastly the English and Irish name, Finn. The unusual Mac names are Mac (English and Scottish), Cormac (Irish), Mac Dara (Irish), Mackenzie (English and Scottish), Carran (English), Cathal (Irish), Clancy (English and Irish), Constantine (English), Kermit (English), Mac Kenzie (English and Scottish), Mael (Breton and French), and Ossian (English and Irish).

Mac names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the recent height of their usage in 2005, 1.346% of baby boys were given Mac names. There were 7 Mac names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 7 Mac names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.278%. Within all Mac names, the English and Irish Connor was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #55 and a usage of 0.3779%.

NAME MATCH:

Mac ... son of Coinneach, son ...The boy name Mac is pronounced as MAEK ...

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Caden 92 ... son of Cadán ...From the element 'mac' which means son ... the Gaelic surname 'Mac Cadáin' meaning 'son of ...

Cody 120 ... son of Óda, son of Otto, son of Cuidightheach, son of the helpful one ...From the element 'mac' meaning son ...

Cormac ... son of charioteer; impure son ... 'chariot; defilement' ; mac meaning 'son' ...

Keegan 222 ... descendant of Aodhagán ...Derived from the word mac which means 'son' ...

Mac Dara ... son of oak ...The boy name Mac Dara is pronounced MAEKDAERah ... The name Mac Dara means 'son of oak' ...

Mackenzie ... son of Coinneach, son ...From the element 'mac' meaning son ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Carran ... son of Ciarán, son of the little dark one ... from the Irish surname Mac Ciarain. ...

Carter 80 ... cart driver, son of ... of the Gaelic surname Mac Artair, meaning 'son of ...

Cathal ... battle-mighty ... of the prominent Clan Macpherson (Gaelic Mac ...

Clancy ... son of Flannchadh, son of the red warrior; plain ... from the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh, meaning ...

Connor 55 ... dog lover; high desire ... mythology, Conchobar mac Nessa was a ...

Constantine ... steadfast, constant ... King Constantine mac Fergus (781-820), and ...

Finn 387 ... white, fair; Finn ... fair and wise hero Finn MacCool (Fionn mac Cumhail) ...

Kermit ... son of Diarmad; free ... from the Gaelic surname Mac Dhiarmaid (son of ...

Mac Kenzie ... son of Coinneach, son ...The boy name Mac Kenzie is pronounced MAEKKEHNZiy ...

Mael ... disciple, prince, chief ... borne by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (975 ...

Malachi 155 ... my messenger ... borne by Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (-862), ...

Ossian ... little deer ... by the son of Finn MacCool (Fionn mac ...