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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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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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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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 1988

  • 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: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #879 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,189 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMINew York: #451 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,924 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: #704 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,785 girlsINOhio: #855 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,804 girlsOHPennsylvania: #686 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,991 girlsPANew Jersey: #594 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,032 girlsNJConnecticut: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,750 girlsCTCalifornia: #887 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 7,877 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWVVirginia: 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: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,037 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #702 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 5,578 girlsTXFlorida: #1,039 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,417 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#451 · 1 in 2,924
  2. Connecticut#473 · 1 in 3,750
  3. New Jersey#594 · 1 in 5,032
  4. Pennsylvania#686 · 1 in 6,991
  5. Arizona#696 · 1 in 5,037

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#451391 in 2,924
Connecticut#47351 in 3,750
New Jersey#59491 in 5,032
Pennsylvania#686101 in 6,991
Arizona#69651 in 5,037
Texas#702231 in 5,578
Indiana#70451 in 6,785
Ohio#85571 in 9,804
Illinois#87991 in 8,189
California#887291 in 7,877
Florida#1,03971 in 10,417
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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 1988

girls
#899
194 births · 1 in 9,180 girls

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #899Maxine194
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 9,180 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 93.5% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #892Shanae196
  2. #897Brook195
  3. #897Rena195
  4. #899Maxine194
  5. #899Shawn194
  6. #901Tianna193
  7. #902Delilah192
  8. #902Kaela192

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

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →