boy's name
Maclan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 189
Maclan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
Maclan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Maclan?
In 2025, Maclan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Maclan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maclan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maclan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maclan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maclan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maclan
How popular is the name Maclan?
In 2025, Maclan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maclan a girl's or a boy's name?
Maclan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Maclan most popular?
Maclan peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maclan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maclan currently ranks #5,664 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.