Cormac is an ancient Irish name of uncertain origin, usually explained as "charioteer" or "son of the raven" from the elements corb and mac. Cormac mac Airt was a legendary high king of Ireland, and the novelist Cormac McCarthy gave the name a literary edge in the United States. Cormac stood at number 1970 in 2000, reached number 1033 in 2014 and has settled around number 1200 to 1300 since, ranking number 1298 in 2025.