Maclyn

Boy · recorded 1927–2018

  • 2018last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 2018. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Maclyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1927

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 2 recorded years as a table
Maclyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19277
20183

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Maclyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2018
6
Rank in 2018
#10,760
How rare
1 in 302,693 boys
Since 1927
14

Maclyn was last recorded in 2018. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Maclyn doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.