Cormac

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cormac: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Cormac: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #37 in 2005, and it stood at #141 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
120times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#37highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Cormac's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 57 years running. Names by top-100 run

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#526
1997	#629
1998	#519
1999	#655
2000	#543
2001	#495
2002	#417
2003	#537
2004	#717
2005	#565
2006	#688
2007	#987
2008	#867
2009	#675
2010	#897
2011	#1045
2012	#998
2013	#1116
2014	#797
2015	#1442
2016	#994
2017	#1210
2018	#1194
2019	#1030
2020	#1314
2021	#1078
2022	#1058
2023	#1207
2024	#1108

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #78 among boys in Northern Ireland, #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #330 among boys in Scotland, #1108 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cormac appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 5,729 births with the name.

Cormac across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Cormac's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#87 (1964)	#39 (2005)	#141 (2025)	62 of 62	5,729 (1964–2025)	185 (2006)
England and Wales · Boys	#526 (1996)	#417 (2002)	#1108 (2024)	29 of 29	899 (1996–2024)	54 (2002)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#73 (1997)	#37 (2005)	#78 (2024)	28 of 28	1,182 (1997–2024)	77 (2005)

Cormac by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Cormac in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	288	6 of 10	48
1970s	855	10 of 10	86
1980s	822	10 of 10	82
1990s	1,060	10 of 10	106
2000sbusiest	1,478	10 of 10	148
2010s	973	10 of 10	97
2020s	253	6 of 10	42

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 148 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Cormac appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #37 in Northern Ireland in 2005.

Cormac's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1108	26	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1207	23	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1058	27	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1078	26	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1314	19	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1030	27	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1194	22	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1210	22	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#994	29	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1442	17	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#797	39	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1116	23	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#998	28	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1045	25	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#897	32	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#675	45	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#867	31	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#987	25	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#688	39	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#565	47	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#717	32	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#537	43	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#417	54	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#495	41	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#543	35	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#655	26	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#519	37	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#629	26	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#526	33	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#78	30	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#88	28	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#79	34	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#105	27	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#89	32	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#94	32	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#96	28	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#103	28	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#86	38	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#67	49	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#80	39	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#97	33	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#91	35	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#64	53	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#58	60	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#68	50	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#59	60	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#60	55	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#63	52	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#37	77	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#41	73	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#79	35	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#86	29	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#67	45	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#66	45	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#77	36	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#77	38	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#73	41	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	38	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	37	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#131	43	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	46	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#150	39	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	50	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#106	64	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	52	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	75	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	85	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	84	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	102	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	115	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	116	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	141	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#58	139	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#58	159	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#54	167	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#53	153	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	185	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#39	183	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#51	147	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#56	118	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#52	127	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	113	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#54	126	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#55	115	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	91	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#65	114	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	126	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#58	129	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#70	99	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	98	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	110	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	88	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	90	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	79	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#81	75	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	64	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	88	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	74	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#75	86	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	70	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#79	99	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	83	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#77	104	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#74	111	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	83	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#95	70	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	83	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	90	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	79	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	95	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	86	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	82	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	76	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	64	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	53	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	50	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#95	41	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#92	41	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	39	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#330	11	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #37, first reached in 2005.

It held a top-100 place in 60 years, 57 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 185 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2006.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Corinna · #262, 34y
Corinne · #358, 44y
Cornelia · #90, 63y
Cornelius · #39, 62y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Leslie · #37, 67y
Sheila · #37, 61y
Eoghan · #39, 62y
Jeremiah · #39, 62y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Austin · #37, 62y
Corey · #37, 54y
Grainne · #37, 61y
Mabel · #37, 31y

Cormac was ranked #37 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2005. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Cormac and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Cormac without appearing here.

Cormac moved ahead of

Calum Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1314 and #1192 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1078 and #1984.
Brett Compare
In 2015 they stood at #1442 and #1380 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #994 and #1704.
Jon Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1314 and #1273 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1078 and #1688.
Craig Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1210 and #1124 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1194 and #1786.

Moved ahead of Cormac

Ronald Compare
In 2014 they stood at #797 and #805 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1442 and #765.
Fionn Compare
In 2014 they stood at #797 and #805 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1442 and #790.
Theodor Compare
In 2014 they stood at #797 and #1012 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1442 and #873.
Hudson Compare
In 2006 they stood at #688 and #885 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #987 and #538.

Moved the opposite way to Cormac

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 while Conor went from #56 to #16.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 while Liam went from #54 to #7.

Moved the same way as Cormac

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 and Adrian from #65 to #348.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 and Denis from #21 to #232.
Edward Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Cormac went from #87 to #141 and Edward from #18 to #125.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #37 in Northern Ireland in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Cormac

Cormac at a glance

What stands out in Cormac's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Cormac across 3 official records

Cormac by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cormac appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Cormac

Cormac and the names beside it

Cormac moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Cormac

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Moved the same way as Cormac

Cormac at a glance

What stands out in Cormac's record

Cormac across 3 official records

Cormac by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Cormac appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Cormac

Cormac and the names beside it

Cormac moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Cormac

Moved the opposite way to Cormac

Moved the same way as Cormac