Boys' name · since 2021
Maclen
Maclen has 17 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maclen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2021.
Social Security Administration records show Maclen recorded 17 times among boys since 2021, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2023.
- #30,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclen ranks #30,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #30,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maclen's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maclen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclen splits its recorded history at 2023: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Maclen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Maclen's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Maclen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maclen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2021–2023 (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 Maclen 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.