Boys' name · since 2013
Maclan
Maclan has 189 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
189 babies have been named Maclan since 2013, making it today's #5823 boys' name.
Maclan has 189 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5823 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #13,315 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,823 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 189 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclan ranks #13,315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,823 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 189 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maclan's 189 recorded births place it above 70.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Maclan compares
189 37th percentile among 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
Maclan's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maclan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 189 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maclan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maclan's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maclan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Maclan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (119 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Maclan's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Maclan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 119 births (63% of all-time use).
Maclan by state
Where Maclan concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 189 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Maclans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Maclan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2013–2025 (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 Maclan 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.