Pronunciation
Kor-mak
Meaning
Traditionally interpreted as chariot-son or son of the charioteer
Fun fact
Cormac isn’t just a name from Ireland’s old ruling families, it has a saintly history too. The Martyrology of Donegal records eight saints with this name! You’ll also come across its older form, Corbmac, in Irish history.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Cormac, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #141 |
| 2024 | 37 | #139 |
| 2023 | 43 | #131 |
| 2022 | 46 | #130 |
| 2021 | 39 | #150 |
| 2020 | 50 | #122 |
| 2019 | 64 | #106 |
| 2018 | 52 | #122 |
| 2017 | 75 | #97 |
| 2016 | 85 | #83 |
| 2015 | 84 | #89 |
| 2014 | 102 | #76 |
| 2013 | 115 | #68 |
| 2012 | 116 | #68 |
| 2011 | 141 | #59 |
| 2010 | 139 | #58 |
| 2009 | 159 | #58 |
| 2008 | 167 | #54 |
| 2007 | 153 | #53 |
| 2006 | 185 | #42 |
| 2005 | 183 | #39 |
| 2004 | 147 | #51 |
| 2003 | 118 | #56 |
| 2002 | 127 | #52 |
| 2001 | 113 | #59 |
| 2000 | 126 | #54 |
| 1999 | 115 | #55 |
| 1998 | 91 | #61 |
| 1997 | 114 | #65 |
| 1996 | 126 | #59 |
| 1995 | 129 | #58 |
| 1994 | 99 | #70 |
| 1993 | 98 | #71 |
| 1992 | 110 | #68 |
| 1991 | 88 | #71 |
| 1990 | 90 | #78 |
| 1989 | 79 | #82 |
| 1988 | 75 | #81 |
| 1987 | 64 | #90 |
| 1986 | 88 | #78 |
| 1985 | 74 | #86 |
| 1984 | 86 | #75 |
| 1983 | 70 | #89 |
| 1982 | 99 | #79 |
| 1981 | 83 | #82 |
| 1980 | 104 | #77 |
| 1979 | 111 | #74 |
| 1978 | 83 | #82 |
| 1977 | 70 | #95 |
| 1976 | 83 | #86 |
| 1975 | 90 | #82 |
| 1974 | 79 | #90 |
| 1973 | 95 | #83 |
| 1972 | 86 | #83 |
| 1971 | 82 | #87 |
| 1970 | 76 | #84 |
| 1969 | 64 | #87 |
| 1968 | 53 | #87 |
| 1967 | 50 | #86 |
| 1966 | 41 | #95 |
| 1965 | 41 | #92 |
| 1964 | 39 | #87 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.