Mcclain
The Story of Mcclain
As a girl name
Mcclain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 11 births, good for #8,969 nationwide. About 49% of every Mcclain on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Mcclain last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 84 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mcclain as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Mcclain — #4,700 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Mcclain on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mcclain ranks #5,129 for boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). All told, over 511 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mcclain
Mcclain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 511 births in the dataset. Mcclain's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,714. Use the chart and map above to compare Mcclain'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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