Cormac is a distinctive choice, ranked #1124 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cormac in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1124
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About the Name Cormac
Cormac is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 206 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #417 in 2002 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cormac is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cormac in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Cormac
Cormac Comerford — Cormac Comerford is an Irish alpine ski racer.
Cormac Daly — Cormac Daly is an Irish rugby union player, who plays for the Reds.
Cormac Ó Gráda — Cormac Ó Gráda is an Irish economic historian and professor emeritus of economics at University College Dublin.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cormac
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Cormac per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cormac in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cormac is rising: up 190 places since 2020, to #1,124 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #417 in 2002.
Cormac is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Cormac include: Cormac Comerford, Cormac Daly and Cormac Ó Gráda. Short summaries for each appear below.
Cormac does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Cormacs in the wild.
26
UK babies named Cormac (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 190 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cormac
Almost certainly the only Cormac in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Cormac
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cormac mac Airt, also known as Cormac ua Cuinn (grandson of Conn) or Cormac Ulfada (long beard), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.
Cormac Joseph Ryan is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.