Given name & surname
Mackson
“the greatest”
Mackson is a variant of Macsen. In Welsh use, Macsen carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mackson is a variant of Macsen. In Welsh use, Macsen carries the interpretation “the greatest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mackson connects to the Maximilian name family through Macsen. An origin associated with Maximilian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mackson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 291 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,671 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,671 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 56.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 45 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 266 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mackson’s family of names
Mackson has a related form in Macsen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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