Given name & surname
Maclaine
“the son of John's servant”
Maclaine is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maclaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 147
- 19 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,728 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,728 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 as a first name in 2020; 122 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.
Maclaine’s family of names
Maclaine has a related form in McLean. Maclaine has a related form in Maclean. Maclaine has a related form in Maclain.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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