Macklen — #7138 US boys' name
181 babies named Macklen in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 50% of names given to boys today.
52% of everyone ever named Macklen was born in this single decade.
25 babies were named Macklen in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Macklen
The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Macklen between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macklen currently holds the #7138 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 25 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Macklen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Macklen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Macklen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Macklen at a glance
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Current rank
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Macklen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011
- Peak year (2021)
- 25
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
Currently ranks #7138 among boys.
181 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 25 births in a single year.
Macklen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 94 births that decade — 52% of Macklen's all-time total
Macklen decade highlights
- Peak decade 94 births
- Runner-up 87 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Macklen's strongest decade
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.