boy's name
Macklin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,789
the United States
#998
2025 births
Macklin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #998. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 234 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,168 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Macklin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 69 |
| 1990s | 223 |
| 2000s | 232 |
| 2010s | 952 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,064 |
How popular is Macklin?
In 2025, Macklin was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #998 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Macklin is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Macklin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Macklin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Macklin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Macklin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Macklin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Macklin
How popular is the name Macklin?
In 2025, Macklin was given to 234 babies in the United States, ranking #998 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Macklin a girl's or a boy's name?
Macklin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Macklin?
Macklin has 2 syllables.
When was Macklin most popular?
Macklin peaked in 2025, when 234 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Macklin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Macklin currently ranks #537 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.