Briar vs Mac
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Briar
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #686
- Peak
- #671 (2023)
- Babies in 2025
- 397
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, TN, IN
VS
Mac
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #695
- Peak
- #308 (1942)
- Babies in 2025
- 390
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, OH
The verdict
Briar is the more popular pick (#686 vs #695). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Briar is a steady, dependable choice, Mac is a vintage name making a comeback.
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