US rank #11402 Unisex name Peak 1996 127 births

Mclane — #11402 US boys' name

127 babies named Mclane in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s232010s322020s18
#11402
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mclane was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mclane in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mclane

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Mclane between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mclane currently holds the #11402 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Mclane is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mclane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mclane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mclane 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 127 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.

Mclane at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

127

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,402

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mclane popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 2024201920162007199919961993 6

Mclane popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2013 (Mclane as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 202220212013 5

Mclane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 43% of Mclane's all-time total
1990s542000s232010s322020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mclane?
127 babies have been named Mclane since 1993. It currently ranks #11402 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Mclane most popular?
Mclane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Mclane a unisex name?
Yes, Mclane is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 127 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Mclane been used?
Mclane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mclane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mclean, Mclain, Mclaren. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2024 (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.