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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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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1885#9216—
1884#7938—
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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 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedAKMaine: #60 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 215 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNHWashington: #55 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 194 girlsWAIdaho: #56 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 170 girlsIDMontana: #49 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 153 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 591 girlsNDMinnesota: #86 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 324 girlsMNIllinois: #91 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 385 girlsILWisconsin: #130 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 666 girlsWIMichigan: #78 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 327 girlsMINew York: #253 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNYMassachusetts: #298 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,082 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedRIOregon: #42 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 145 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #65 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 220 girlsSDIowa: #22 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 103 girlsIAIndiana: #66 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 245 girlsINOhio: #104 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 497 girlsOHPennsylvania: #183 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #88 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 339 girlsCAUtah: #35 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 121 girlsUTColorado: #26 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 118 girlsCONebraska: #39 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 138 girlsNEMissouri: #81 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 340 girlsMOKentucky: #175 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 869 girlsKYWest Virginia: #89 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 359 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsVAMaryland: #120 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 652 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #106 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 315 girlsNMKansas: #41 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 145 girlsKSArkansas: #131 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 462 girlsARTennessee: #319 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #191 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #53 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 206 girlsOKLouisiana: #301 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsLAMississippi: #208 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsMSAlabama: #259 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsALGeorgia: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,293 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #171 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 694 girlsTXFlorida: #190 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 920 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#22 · 1 in 103
  2. Colorado#26 · 1 in 118
  3. Utah#35 · 1 in 121
  4. Nebraska#39 · 1 in 138
  5. Kansas#41 · 1 in 145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#221031 in 103
Colorado#26311 in 118
Utah#35171 in 121
Nebraska#39451 in 138
Kansas#41591 in 145
Oregon#42181 in 145
Montana#49141 in 153
Oklahoma#53561 in 206
Washington#55241 in 194
Idaho#56101 in 170
Maine#60151 in 215
South Dakota#65141 in 220
Indiana#66541 in 245
Michigan#78481 in 327
Missouri#81501 in 340
Minnesota#86331 in 324
California#88351 in 339
West Virginia#89251 in 359
Illinois#91861 in 385
Ohio#104551 in 497
New Mexico#10651 in 315
Maryland#120111 in 652
Wisconsin#130181 in 666
Arkansas#131221 in 462
North Dakota#13461 in 591
Texas#171431 in 694
Kentucky#175181 in 869
Pennsylvania#183341 in 1,533
Florida#19061 in 920
North Carolina#191181 in 1,030
Mississippi#208121 in 1,042
Virginia#212101 in 1,552
New York#253231 in 2,394
Alabama#25991 in 1,854
Georgia#27891 in 2,293
Massachusetts#29851 in 4,082
Louisiana#30171 in 1,734
Tennessee#31961 in 2,418
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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 1913

girls
#119
1,073 births · 1 in 582 girls
boys
#2,821
5 births · 1 in 102,513 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #119Maxine1,073

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #2,821Maxine5
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 582 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 96.8% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #116Rita1,096
  2. #117Madeline1,084
  3. #118Loretta1,074
  4. #119Maxine1,073
  5. #120Geneva1,069
  6. #121Geraldine1,058
  7. #122Phyllis1,054
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

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

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 102,513 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 13.5% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #2,496Zaragoza6
  2. #2,496Zenon6
  3. #2,496Zollie6
  4. #2,821Maxine5
  5. #2,821Abb5
  6. #2,821Abbott5
  7. #2,821Abney5

Tied with 440 names at #2,821; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

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

See the top 100 for 1913 →