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unisex name

Mc

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 2
  • Births on record 451

Ireland

#352

1975 births

Mc is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 46% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.

Mc over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

214
'10 '20 '30 '40 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Mc by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 33
1920s 53
1930s 48
1940s 32
1980s 5
1990s 214
2000s (to 2005) 51

How popular is Mc?

In 2005, Mc was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mc is used

Ireland #352 3 in 1975
Canada #2,569 6 in 2015
England & Wales #4,460 3 in 2005
United States #17,511 5 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mc

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mc also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mc

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mc

How popular is the name Mc?

In 2005, Mc was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Mc a girl's or a boy's name?

Mc is used for both girls and boys. About 46% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Mc?

Mc has 1 syllable.

When was Mc most popular?

Mc peaked in 1999, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.