Given name & surname
Maclain
“the son of John's servant”
Maclain is a variant of Maclaine. One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maclain is a variant of Maclaine. One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maclain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 424
- 419 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,492 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,492 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 411 as a first name in 2020; 124 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maclain’s family of names
Maclain has a related form in Maclaine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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