Is Mcclain a boy or girl name?

Mcclain is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.7% were girls and 84.3% were boys.

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Mcclain

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Mcclain was most popular in 2023, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,263 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 586 people named Mcclain.

Mcclain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mcclain’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mcclain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mcclain is mostly a boy’s name — 15.7% of the 586 Americans given it were girls and 84.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% 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.

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