Given name & surname
Macklin
“the son of Flann”
Macklin is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the son of Flann.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the son of Flann.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macklin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,577
- 2,529 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 234 babies
- 2025
- 234
- #998 for boys · #14,264 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 228 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 998 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,530 as a first name in 2020; 6,605 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Macklin’s family of names
In English usage, Macklin has a related form in MACLYN. Macklin has a related form in Macklen. Macklin has a related form in Macklenn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Maclinvariant · English
- Macklynvariant · English
- Macklenvariant
- Macklynnvariant
- Maclynvariant · English
- Maklynvariant · English
- Maklinvariant · English
- Macklennvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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