Recorded 1998–1999 Girls' name Peak 1999 11 births

Maclay — girls' name

11 babies named Maclay in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s11
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Maclay was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maclay in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maclay

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Maclay between 1998 and 1999, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maclay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maclay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maclay 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 11 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.

Maclay at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

11

Since 1998

2 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1998

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1999

Maclay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1998

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19991998 5

Maclay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 100% of Maclay's all-time total
1990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maclay?
11 babies have been named Maclay since 1998. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Maclay most popular?
Maclay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Maclay been used?
Maclay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 2 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Maclay?
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, 1998–1999 (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.