Boys' name · since 1991
Maclane
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 187 babies named Maclane, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,045 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maclane currently ranks #10045 among boys' names in America, with 187 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Maclane recorded 187 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #10045 nationally today, ahead of 28% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #13,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,045 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 187 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclane ranks #13,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,045 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 187 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,045 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 187
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maclane's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Maclane compares
187 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
Maclane's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maclane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maclane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclane splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maclane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Maclane's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Maclane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Maclane's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maclane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maclane 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.