Recorded 2000–2011 Girls' name Peak 2005 17 births

Maclayne — girls' name

17 babies named Maclayne in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s5
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Maclayne was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maclayne in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maclayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Maclayne between 2000 and 2011, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maclayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maclayne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maclayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maclayne 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 17 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.

Maclayne at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

17

Since 2000

12 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2000

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2011

Maclayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2000

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Maclayne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 71% of Maclayne's all-time total
2000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maclayne?
17 babies have been named Maclayne since 2000. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Maclayne most popular?
Maclayne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Maclayne been used?
Maclayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 12 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Maclayne?
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, 2000–2011 (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.