Boys' name · since 1917
Mcclure
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Mcclure, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1917–1925
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Mcclure is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcclure has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1925.
- 10 total births
- 1917–1925 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mcclure's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mcclure's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mcclure's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.
Mcclure popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Mcclure by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Mcclure's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mcclure births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Mcclure's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mcclure: Baby Name Since 1917 - 10 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mcclure. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mcclure 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 July 2026.