Total births
40
Unisex name · since 2002
Maclaren
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.
- 40
- total births
- 2002–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
40 girls have been named Maclaren since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Maclaren has 40 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2016.
- 40 total births
- 2002–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
40 girls have been named Maclaren since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 40
- total births
- 2002–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
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.
Maclaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclaren splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclaren at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Maclaren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2016
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Maclaren popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2003 (Maclaren as boys' name)
Maclaren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maclaren's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Maclaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maclaren? ▼
Maclaren has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Maclaren
Nearby Names Like Maclaren
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maclaren
Mackenzie Girl
#200 141,274 births
Macy Girl
#663 32,749 births
Macie Girl
#473 23,472 births
Maci Girl
#792 21,342 births
Macey Girl
#1416 11,536 births
Compare Maclaren side by side: Maclaren vs Mackenzie Maclaren vs Macy Maclaren vs Macie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maclaren: Baby Name Since 2002 - 40 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maclaren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maclaren 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 June 2026.