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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
1889
1888#1,0367
1887
1886
1885#9216
1884#7938
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1966

  • 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: #392 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #484 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,631 girlsILWisconsin: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,445 girlsWIMichigan: #515 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,127 girlsMINew York: #419 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,472 girlsNYMassachusetts: #506 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,506 girlsMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedINOhio: #627 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,518 girlsOHPennsylvania: #382 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,444 girlsPANew Jersey: #382 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #636 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 6,150 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedUTColorado: #391 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,527 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,915 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsVAMaryland: #398 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,418 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsAZNew Mexico: #220 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 870 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,410 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #227 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #348 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsOKLouisiana: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,560 girlsLAMississippi: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsMSAlabama: #472 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,945 girlsALGeorgia: #333 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #806 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,354 girlsTXFlorida: #460 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,574 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#220 · 1 in 870
  2. South Carolina#227 · 1 in 1,249
  3. Mississippi#233 · 1 in 1,147
  4. Virginia#298 · 1 in 2,142
  5. Georgia#333 · 1 in 2,275

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#220101 in 870
South Carolina#227171 in 1,249
Mississippi#233171 in 1,147
Virginia#298161 in 2,142
Georgia#333171 in 2,275
Oklahoma#34871 in 2,233
Arkansas#35061 in 2,324
New Jersey#382161 in 3,225
Pennsylvania#382261 in 3,444
Colorado#39161 in 2,527
Washington#39281 in 2,672
Maryland#39881 in 3,418
Wisconsin#40181 in 4,445
New York#419421 in 3,472
Arizona#43451 in 2,559
Florida#460121 in 3,574
North Carolina#46091 in 4,410
Louisiana#46891 in 3,560
Alabama#47271 in 3,945
Illinois#484191 in 4,631
Massachusetts#50661 in 7,506
Michigan#515121 in 6,127
Missouri#58551 in 6,915
Ohio#627101 in 8,518
California#636251 in 6,150
Texas#806111 in 8,354
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1966

girls
#490
366 births · 1 in 4,623 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #490Maxine366
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 4,623 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 93.6% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #487Della369
  2. #488Ursula368
  3. #489Aimee367
  4. #490Maxine366
  5. #491Ethel364
  6. #492Elise362
  7. #493Justine360
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

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

See the top 100 for 1966