Mcclain

Popularity Trends

The name Mcclain is the #7,206 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 533 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 6.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,129 (9.9% percentile) for all time with 457 births since 1918. For girls, it ranks #5,640 (1.3% percentile) for all time with 76 births since 1998.

Mcclain first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (1918 for boys and 1998 for girls). Birth data for Mcclain is available in 44 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023 (44 years for boys and 11 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Mcclain has been given predominantly to boys, with 85.7% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 67.9% of babies named Mcclain were boys.

For boys, Mcclain reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #908) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Mcclain ranks #897 for boys (1.5% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 92.5% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Mcclain reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #930) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Mcclain ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 83.8% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mcclain".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

1998

Peak Percentile

0.6%

Current Percentile

0.4%

Peak Rank

#930

Current Rank

#943

Female statistics

Total Births

457

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

1918

Peak Percentile

1.7%

Current Percentile

1.5%

Peak Rank

#908

Current Rank

#897

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Mcclain", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Mcclain.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Mcclain's popularity from 1915 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Mcclain at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Mcclain range from Andie at 89.9% correlation to Natanael at 89.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 89.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Sage with 40.9K births (65% girls) and the least popular is Raevyn with 846 births (100% girls).

Mcclain's share of births peaked at 15.5 births per million in 2023 (6.1 for girls in 2021 and 11.2 for boys in 2022). It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (16% of peak) in 1953.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Andie

4,973

89.94% (very strong)

Sage

40.9k

89.85% (very strong)

Zaire

9,616

89.67% (very strong)

Sapphire

4,560

89.65% (very strong)

Divine

3,949

89.54% (very strong)

Amethyst

4,210

89.45% (very strong)

Malek

2,843

89.33% (very strong)

Tafari

917

89.27% (very strong)

Raevyn

846

89.25% (very strong)

Sedona

2,130

89.15% (very strong)

Iqra

1,553

89.09% (very strong)

Natanael

2,238

89.05% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Mcclain

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Mcclain. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 68.1% confident that Mcclain is pronounced as muhk-LAYN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is muhk-KLAYN, at 19.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

muhk-LAYN

68.1%

muhk-KLAYN

19.1%

mihk-LAYN

12.8%

muhk-LAYN (2 syllables)

Verified

68.1% confidence

M AH0 K L EY1 N

muhk-KLAYN (2 syllables)

19.1% confidence

M AH0 K K L EY1 N

mihk-LAYN (2 syllables)

12.8% confidence

M IH0 K L EY1 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M AH0 K L EY1 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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