Is Macklin a boy or girl name?

Macklin is a boy’s name. Of the 2,577 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.

Macklin

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Macklin was most popular in 2025, when 234 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,997 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,997, with 234 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,577 people named Macklin.

Macklin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Macklin’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Macklin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Macklin is a boy’s name — 1.9% of the 2,577 Americans given it were girls and 98.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Macklin

Where Macklin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org