Maclyn
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Maclyn by the numbers
Maclyn was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Maclyn
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maclyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Maclyn
Names that are said the same way as Maclyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Macklinson of the fair one; a form of Maclin or MacLean128 in the US (2017)
- Maclinson of the fair one; a form of MacLean28 in the US (2017)
- Macklanson of the servant of Saint Columba14 in the US (2017)
- Maclanson of allan; scottish clan name9 in the US (2017)
- Macklen9 in the US (2017)
- Maklyn9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maclyn
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