Maxine

#496 for girls in 2025, 597 births · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #2,844
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1923 · 3,603 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
16 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
115,612
since 1884

Maxine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #76, 1923girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#496597—
2024#518595—
2023#514591—
2022#615483—
2021#703410—
2020#739370—
2019#797347—
2018#850319—
2017#880311—
2016#901309—
2015#1,106234—
2014#1,195204—
2013#1,042238—
2012#1,273188—
2011#1,427159—
2010#1,420161—
2009#1,612139—
2008#1,597142—
2007#1,613138—
2006#1,639129—
2005#1,500139—
2004#1,387150—
2003#1,257166—
2002#1,135183—
2001#1,040206—
2000#1,142178—
1999#1,174165—
1998#1,050187—
1997#1,050182—
1996#975195—
1995#1,017181—
1994#919206—
1993#943200—
1992#975196—
1991#950200—
1990#1,036173—
1989#995173—
1988#899194—
1987#997157—
1986#1,142125—
1985#1,091133—
1984#1,144119—
1983#1,183110—
1982#1,187115—
1981#1,134121—
1980#1,197110—
1979#1,120120—
1978#969143—
1977#1,079120—
1976#1,071114—
1975#971128—
1974#938132—
1973#808162—
1972#817163—
1971#749197—
1970#632262—
1969#644237—
1968#601257—
1967#555288—
1966#490366—
1965#464424—
1964#460446—
1963#434499—
1962#402572—
1961#383628—
1960#390592—
1959#359698—
1958#350687—
1957#329773—
1956#300892—
1955#293870—
1954#265989—
1953#2341,172—
1952#2301,160—
1951#2181,247#2,8448
1950#2131,254#3,6815
1949#2041,329#3,2986
1948#1811,522—
1947#1811,584—
1946#1721,544#3,1736
1945#1621,449#3,3385
1944#1531,603#2,19511
1943#1531,754#2,18212
1942#1481,750—
1941#1391,750#2,33310
1940#1371,785#2,17911
1939#1371,774#2,15911
1938#1301,824#2,08412
1937#1361,730#1,99213
1936#1271,828#2,06212
1935#1201,926#1,83715
1934#1142,018#2,12112
1933#1092,061#2,5429
1932#1102,223#2,31311
1931#1012,392#2,6519
1930#932,700#1,88916
1929#852,994#2,45211
1928#843,124#1,64721
1927#873,094#3,4517
1926#853,150#2,07415
1925#793,538#2,08915
1924#773,659#2,34713
1923#763,603#2,61411
1922#823,444#2,63011
1921#773,630#2,26514
1920#813,507#2,60211
1919#853,183#2,51111
1918#873,216#2,69910
1917#932,647—
1916#962,424#2,25912
1915#982,110#2,6219
1914#1141,396—
1913#1191,073#2,8215
1912#134823#2,0457
1911#152531—
1910#171397—
1909#179332—
1908#228220—
1907#222219—
1906#247173—
1905#285135—
1904#35884—
1903#38070—
1902#39562—
1901#43546—
1900#40268—
1899#50734—
1898#58131—
1897#59426—
1896#87214—
1895#93212—
1894#85013—
1893#71317—
1892#1,0858—
1891#1,0937—
1890#82511—
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1888#1,0367—
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five girls were named Maxine! It came in at #793, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Maxine is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNHWashington: #67 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 237 girlsWAIdaho: #71 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 182 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #108 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 495 girlsMNIllinois: #105 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 497 girlsILWisconsin: #144 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 709 girlsWIMichigan: #92 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 409 girlsMINew York: #258 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,656 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedRIOregon: #76 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 263 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #82 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 269 girlsSDIowa: #46 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 147 girlsIAIndiana: #65 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 281 girlsINOhio: #112 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 508 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #102 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 413 girlsCAUtah: #67 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 204 girlsUTColorado: #58 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 195 girlsCONebraska: #55 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 196 girlsNEMissouri: #102 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 440 girlsMOKentucky: #187 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 913 girlsKYWest Virginia: #181 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 885 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNMKansas: #54 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 180 girlsKSArkansas: #128 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 448 girlsARTennessee: #210 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #223 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #81 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 257 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedALGeorgia: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #188 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 814 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#46 · 1 in 147
  2. Kansas#54 · 1 in 180
  3. Nebraska#55 · 1 in 196
  4. Colorado#58 · 1 in 195
  5. Indiana#65 · 1 in 281

Best ever in a state: #10 in Iowa, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#46421 in 147
Kansas#54301 in 180
Nebraska#55191 in 196
Colorado#58121 in 195
Indiana#65281 in 281
Utah#6761 in 204
Washington#67131 in 237
Idaho#7151 in 182
Oregon#7661 in 263
Oklahoma#81311 in 257
South Dakota#8271 in 269
Michigan#92231 in 409
California#102161 in 413
Missouri#102261 in 440
Illinois#105391 in 497
Minnesota#108131 in 495
Ohio#112331 in 508
Arkansas#128161 in 448
Wisconsin#144101 in 709
West Virginia#18171 in 885
Kentucky#187121 in 913
Texas#188241 in 814
Pennsylvania#192211 in 1,644
Tennessee#21081 in 1,247
North Carolina#223101 in 1,281
New York#258141 in 2,656
Louisiana#26261 in 1,501
Georgia#26781 in 1,877
Mississippi#28451 in 1,836
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maxine
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#518 → #496)
  • 243 spots since 2020 (#739 → #496)
  • 610 spots since 2015 (#1,106 → #496)
  • Biggest jump: 372 spots in 1893 (#1,085 → #713)
  • Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1891 (#825 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1923 at #76 (3,603 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1915–1930
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1893–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 335
  • Highest: 1 in 335 girls born in 1923 were named Maxine (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,692 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 29.2% of all girls named Maxine (33,743) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s21#793 (1884)#917
1890s173#507 (1899)#805
1900s1,409#179 (1909)#313
1910s17,800#85 (1919)#115
1920s33,743#76 (1923)#81
1930s20,476#93 (1930)#118
1940s16,070#137 (1940)#163
1950s9,742#213 (1950)#279
1960s4,309#383 (1961)#482
1970s1,541#632 (1970)#915
1980s1,357#899 (1988)#1,097
1990s1,885#919 (1994)#1,009
2000s1,570#1,040 (2001)#1,392
2010s2,470#797 (2019)#1,089
2020s3,046#496 (2025)#598

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maxine in 1911

girls
#152
531 births · 1 in 788 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #152Maxine531
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 788 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 94.7% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #149May541
  2. #150Rachel537
  3. #151Sally535
  4. #152Maxine531
  5. #152Norma531
  6. #154Audrey527
  7. #154Phyllis527
  8. #156Essie525

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →