Boys' name · since 1996
Maclin
Maclin has 432 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maclin currently ranks #4104 among boys' names in America, with 432 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclin has been recorded 432 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #4104 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,614 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,104 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maclin ranks #8,614 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,104 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 432 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maclin's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
How Maclin compares
432 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maclin's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maclin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maclin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maclin splits its recorded history at 2016: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maclin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Maclin popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2015 (Maclin as girls' name)
Maclin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (246 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Maclin's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Maclin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 246 births (57% of all-time use).
Maclin by state
Where Maclin concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 20 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.8% |
20 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maclin's data
- Maclin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Maclins (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maclin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Maclin 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.