Boys' name · since 1988
Maclain
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 419 babies named Maclain, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
419 babies have been named Maclain since 1988, making it today's #11092 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maclain recorded 419 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #11092 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #8,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,092 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 419 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclain ranks #8,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,092 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 419 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maclain's 419 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Maclain compares
419 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Maclain's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maclain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maclain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclain splits its recorded history at 2008: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Maclain popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Maclain as girls' name)
Maclain by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Maclain's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Maclain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (39% of all-time use).
Maclain by state
Where Maclain concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maclain's data
- Maclain's decade-level peak was the 2000s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Maclains (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maclain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Maclain 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.