Mclaren
The Story of Mclaren
As a girl name
American parents first put Mclaren on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 7 Mclarens were born — ranking #13,003 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Mclarens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 19 Mclarens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mclaren on the record books as a boy name in 2005, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 14 Mclarens were born — ranking #6,024 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Mclarens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 103 Mclarens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mclaren
Mclaren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 103 births in the dataset. Mclaren's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Mclaren'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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