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Mack

Mack ranks #272 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #167 among boy dog names.
Mack's popularity trend

Mack's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#272
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+31
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 16 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Mack mean?
/mæk/1 syllable

Mack most often functions as a short, punchy nickname for Max or Maximilian, names that ultimately come from the Latin "maximus," meaning "greatest." It also echoes the Scottish and Irish surname prefix "Mac," meaning "son of."

Short and sturdy, Mack suits a pet with a solid, dependable presence — a name that sounds as good shouted across a yard as it does said softly at bedtime.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Mack shows up

Cats named Mack per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

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