Maclain vs Mac

Side-by-side comparison of Maclain and Mac — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Maclain

Boy name · Rank #8540

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Name B

Mac

Boy name · Rank #695

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Metric Maclain Mac
Current Rank #8540 #695
Total Births (all years) 413 11,005
Peak Year 2007 2022
Peak Year Births 22 465
Peak Decade 2000ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maclain Mac
1880ss — 45
1890ss — 53
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 499
1920ss — 679
1930ss — 750
1940ss — 1,627
1950ss — 929
1960ss — 542
1970ss — 647
1980ss 5 383
1990ss 97 421
2000ss 164 705
2010ss 102 1,691
2020ss 45 1,906

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maclain Mac
2014 11 163
2015 11 177
2016 8 174
2017 14 185
2018 12 206
2019 7 254
2020 6 237
2021 9 400
2022 12 465
2023 9 417
2024 9 387

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1988–2024.

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