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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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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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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #162 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 504 girlsAKMaine: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #387 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,239 girlsMNIllinois: #766 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,908 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #780 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,023 girlsMINew York: #467 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,343 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #657 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,370 girlsINOhio: #584 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,832 girlsOHPennsylvania: #620 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,092 girlsPANew Jersey: #395 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #537 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,645 girlsCAUtah: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsUTColorado: #304 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #630 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,904 girlsMOKentucky: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsKYWest Virginia: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,047 girlsWVVirginia: #354 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,846 girlsVAMaryland: #373 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 814 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKSArkansas: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsARTennessee: #447 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,354 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #394 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #205 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #382 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsLAMississippi: #217 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsMSAlabama: #271 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsALGeorgia: #270 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsGAHawaii: #274 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsHITexas: #523 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,011 girlsTXFlorida: #380 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#162 · 1 in 504
  2. South Carolina#205 · 1 in 1,094
  3. New Mexico#209 · 1 in 814
  4. Mississippi#217 · 1 in 1,032
  5. Georgia#270 · 1 in 1,687

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#16251 in 504
South Carolina#205221 in 1,094
New Mexico#209131 in 814
Mississippi#217221 in 1,032
Georgia#270261 in 1,687
Alabama#271201 in 1,608
Hawaii#27451 in 1,158
Colorado#304111 in 1,612
Kentucky#320121 in 2,483
Utah#33751 in 1,881
Virginia#354141 in 2,846
Maryland#373101 in 3,006
West Virginia#37851 in 3,047
Florida#380181 in 2,667
Louisiana#382151 in 2,421
Minnesota#38781 in 4,239
North Carolina#394141 in 3,294
New Jersey#395161 in 3,557
Arizona#42361 in 2,436
Arkansas#43651 in 3,481
Tennessee#44781 in 4,354
New York#467371 in 4,343
Texas#523261 in 4,011
California#537371 in 4,645
Ohio#584121 in 7,832
Pennsylvania#620111 in 9,092
Missouri#63051 in 7,904
Indiana#65751 in 9,370
Illinois#76691 in 10,908
Michigan#78061 in 13,023
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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 1964

girls
#460
446 births · 1 in 4,249 girls

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #460Maxine446
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 4,249 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 94.1% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #456Wilma458
  2. #458Mitzi457
  3. #459Staci449
  4. #460Maxine446
  5. #461Tiffany442
  6. #462Elisabeth439
  7. #463Danette438
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →