Cormac
Cormac was the 1298th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1033rd with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 195 places. More babies were named Cormac in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,298 boys, down 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,698babies recorded
Cormac popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,298 | 150 |
| 2020 | #1,227 | 153 |
| 2010 | #1,349 | 126 |
| 2000 | #1,970 | 52 |
| 1990 | #7,345 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cormac, counting every spelling?
Cormac is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,172 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,298 for Cormac on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cormac | 150 | #1,298 | 775 |
| Cormick | 6 | #10,939 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cormac?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cormac (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cormac born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cormac.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cormac?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Cormac are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Cormac a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cormac by state
How common Cormac was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (4.3×), Illinois (2.6×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), New York (1.7×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cormac: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cormac, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cormac
How popular is the name Cormac?
Cormac was the 1298th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1033rd with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 195 places. More babies were named Cormac in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cormac a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cormac in the US.
Where is Cormac most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cormac was most common in Massachusetts (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Connecticut.