How Many People Are Named Mclean?
An estimated 355 people in the United States have the first name Mclean. It is predominantly male (94.3%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Mclean peaked in popularity in 1998 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mclean 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 Mclean paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
355
About 1 in 965,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1998
17 births
Total Registered
369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mclean
Mclean is predominantly male (94.3%), though 21 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mclean as a male name
Ranked #9,534 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (16 births)
Mclean as a female name
Ranked #16,796 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Mclean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mclean span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 99 babies were registered. While Mclean is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mclean by Decade
How has Mclean 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.
Mclean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mclean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mclean
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mclean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mclean?
We estimate approximately 355 people named Mclean 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 965,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Mclean a common name?
Mclean is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mclean most popular?
Mclean reached peak popularity in 1998, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mclean is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mclean a male name?
Mclean is predominantly male. 94.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mclean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mclean Smith, Mclean Johnson, Mclean 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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