Mcclain is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Mcclain is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,982 among boys (20) and #11,568 among girls (8) — overall #8,384 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | #11,568 | #4,982 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #11,787 | #5,582 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #10,882 | #5,184 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #14,715 | #4,800 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #9,348 | #6,961 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #13,025 | #5,164 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #14,964 | #6,011 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,359 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #17,556 | #6,966 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #15,574 | #6,589 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,443 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #14,067 | #6,925 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,890 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,415 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,788 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #14,456 | #6,258 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,759 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,057 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,983 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,261 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,101 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,699 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,128 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,900 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | #12,664 | #4,158 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,934 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #15,713 | #6,657 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | — | #4,603 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,827 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,238 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,745 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #7,337 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,517 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,910 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,216 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,441 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,362 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,945 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,052 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,219 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,166 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,065 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,659 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,575 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #4,008 |