Given name & surname
Macklyn
“the son of Flann”
Macklyn is a variant of Macklin. One interpretation is “the son of Flann.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Macklyn is a variant of Macklin. One interpretation is “the son of Flann.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Macklyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 79 boys · 272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #7,357 for girls · #11,491 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,357 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 2018. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Macklyn’s family of names
In English usage, Macklyn has a related form in Macklin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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