Cormac is a distinctive choice, ranked #1108 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cormac in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#1108
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
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 his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cormac is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 206 places over the last five years to #1108 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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 (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 206 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
Likely around 1 other Cormac in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Ó Gráda is an Irish economic historian and professor emeritus of economics at University College Dublin. His research has focused on the economic history of Ireland, Irish demographic changes, the Great Irish Famine (as well as other famines), and the history of the Jews in Ireland.
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. He is probably the most famous of the ancient High Kings, and may have been an authentic historical figure, although many legends have attached themselves to him, and his reign is variously dated as early as the 2nd century and as late as the 4th.
Sir Cormac MacBaron O'Neill was an Irish soldier and landowner of the Elizabethan and early Stuart eras. He was part of the O'Neill dynasty, one of the most prominent Gaelic families in 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. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and North Carolina Tar Heels.