Recorded 2002–2016 Unisex name Peak 2012 40 births

Maclaren — unisex name

40 babies named Maclaren in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s22
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Maclaren was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

9 babies were named Maclaren in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maclaren

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Maclaren between 2002 and 2016, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maclaren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Maclaren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maclaren performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maclaren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maclaren 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 40 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.

Maclaren at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

40

Since 2002

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2002

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2016

Maclaren popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2002

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 201620132012200920082002 5

Maclaren popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2003 (Maclaren as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2018201720072003 5

Maclaren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 55% of Maclaren's all-time total
2000s182010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maclaren?
40 babies have been named Maclaren since 2002. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
When was Maclaren most popular?
Maclaren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Maclaren a unisex name?
Yes, Maclaren is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 40 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Maclaren been used?
Maclaren has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 15 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Maclaren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2016 (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.