How Many People Are Named Maclean?
An estimated 287 people in the United States have the first name Maclean. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Maclean peaked in popularity in 1998 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maclean as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maclean paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
287
About 1 in 1,194,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1998
23 births
Total Registered
291
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maclean
Maclean is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 291 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maclean as a male name
Ranked #13,426 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (23 births)
Maclean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maclean span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 107 babies were registered. Maclean has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maclean by Decade
How has Maclean tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maclean by State
Maclean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maclean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maclean
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Maclean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maclean?
We estimate approximately 287 people named Maclean are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,194,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Maclean a common name?
Maclean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 291 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maclean most popular?
Maclean reached peak popularity in 1998, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maclean is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maclean a male name?
Maclean is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maclean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maclean Smith, Maclean Johnson, Maclean Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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