Given name & surname
McLaine
“the son of John's servant”
McLaine is a variant of Maclaine. One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McLaine 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 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
McLaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 0 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,620 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,620 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 404 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.
McLaine’s family of names
McLaine 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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