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Macklan

100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Macklan has been given to about 145 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 144
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macklan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 22
  • Born in 202513
  • All time145

How popular is Macklan?

Its best year was 2022, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4641st. The typical living American called Macklan is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Macklan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alan0.73
  2. Allan0.73
  3. Harlan0.73
  4. Callan0.73
  5. Raylan0.73
  6. Jaylan0.73
  7. Kaylan0.73
  8. Talan0.73

Middle names for Macklan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Macklan John0.77
  2. Macklan Lee0.77
  3. Macklan Bryce0.76
  4. Macklan Ross0.76
  5. Macklan Quinn0.76
  6. Macklan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Macklan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.84
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.83
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.83
  4. Ryattbrother · 0.83
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.82
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.81

Where Macklan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Macklan Anderson0.74
    2. Macklan White0.72
    3. Macklan Reyes0.72
    4. Macklan Lee0.72
    5. Macklan Hill0.72
    6. Macklan Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Macklan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.