Girls' name · since 2000
Maclayne
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.
- #47,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maclayne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Maclayne recorded 17 times among girls since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2000 to 2011.
- #47,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclayne ranks #47,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #47,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maclayne's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maclayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclayne splits its recorded history at 2005: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2011
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Maclayne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Maclayne's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Maclayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Maclayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Maclayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 2000–2011 (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 Maclayne 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.