Maclain comes from the Celtic / Irish / Scottish tradition, meaning "Son of the servant.".
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How popular is Maclain?
2007peak year
Maclain has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8479), with about 10 babies named Maclain each year. In 2007, 22 babies received the name (ranked #4453). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 418.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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