Given name & surname
McLane
“the son of John's servant”
McLane is a variant of Maclaine. One interpretation is “the son of John's servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McLane 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
McLane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 151
- 136 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,687 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,687 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 216 as a first name in 2020; 5,452 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.
McLane’s family of names
McLane has a related form in Maclaine. In English usage, McLane as a surname has a related form in McLean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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