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Mack

Boy name · 177 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Mack: 177 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 25 births in 2025.

Mack is a Scottish Gaelic name, originally a short form of names beginning with *Mac*—meaning "son of"—and often associated with Mackenzie or Mackay. As a standalone given name, it carries the straightforward sense of "son" or "descendant." Notable historical bearers include Mack Sennett, the pioneering Canadian-American film director and comedian often called the "King of Comedy," and Mack Brown, the long-serving American college football coach. The name echoes through many Scottish place names like Mackay Country in Sutherland, and the prefix *Mac* appears in hundreds of towns across the diaspora. One intriguing correlation is that Mack has proven remarkably versatile, rising in popularity both as a friendly standalone and as a strong middle name, particularly in Scotland since the 1990s.