Maclaren
Maclaren is a manufacturer of baby buggies, prams and carriers based in England.
Meaning & Origin of Maclaren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maclaren is a manufacturer of baby buggies, prams and carriers based in England.
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The Story of Maclaren
As a girl name
American parents first put Maclaren on the record books as a girl name in 2002, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 9 Maclarens were born — ranking #11,255 that year. About 55% of every Maclaren on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Maclaren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maclaren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 7 births, good for #9,692 nationwide. About 52% of every Maclaren on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Maclaren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maclaren
Maclaren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Maclaren's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #11,255. Use the chart and map above to compare Maclaren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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