Unisex name · since 2005
Macklyn
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Macklyn, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macklyn currently ranks #7381 among unisex names in America, with 272 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macklyn has been recorded 272 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #7381 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16,781 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,381 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macklyn ranks #16,781 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,381 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Macklyn's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
How Macklyn compares
272 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Macklyn's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Macklyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Macklyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macklyn splits its recorded history at 2018: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macklyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Macklyn popularity over time - boys
79 total births recorded since 2015 (Macklyn as boys' name)
Macklyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Macklyn's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Macklyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (50% of all-time use).
Macklyn by state
Where Macklyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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- Macklyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Macklyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macklyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Macklyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.