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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1923 · 3,603 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 115,612since 1884
Maxine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #496 | 597 | — | |
| 2024 | #518 | 595 | — | |
| 2023 | #514 | 591 | — | |
| 2022 | #615 | 483 | — | |
| 2021 | #703 | 410 | — | |
| 2020 | #739 | 370 | — | |
| 2019 | #797 | 347 | — | |
| 2018 | #850 | 319 | — | |
| 2017 | #880 | 311 | — | |
| 2016 | #901 | 309 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,106 | 234 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,195 | 204 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,042 | 238 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,273 | 188 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,427 | 159 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,420 | 161 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,612 | 139 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,597 | 142 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,613 | 138 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,639 | 129 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,500 | 139 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,387 | 150 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,257 | 166 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,135 | 183 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,040 | 206 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,142 | 178 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,174 | 165 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,050 | 187 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,050 | 182 | — | |
| 1996 | #975 | 195 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,017 | 181 | — | |
| 1994 | #919 | 206 | — | |
| 1993 | #943 | 200 | — | |
| 1992 | #975 | 196 | — | |
| 1991 | #950 | 200 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,036 | 173 | — | |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | — | |
| 1988 | #899 | 194 | — | |
| 1987 | #997 | 157 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,142 | 125 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,091 | 133 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,144 | 119 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,183 | 110 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,187 | 115 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,134 | 121 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,197 | 110 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,120 | 120 | — | |
| 1978 | #969 | 143 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,071 | 114 | — | |
| 1975 | #971 | 128 | — | |
| 1974 | #938 | 132 | — | |
| 1973 | #808 | 162 | — | |
| 1972 | #817 | 163 | — | |
| 1971 | #749 | 197 | — | |
| 1970 | #632 | 262 | — | |
| 1969 | #644 | 237 | — | |
| 1968 | #601 | 257 | — | |
| 1967 | #555 | 288 | — | |
| 1966 | #490 | 366 | — | |
| 1965 | #464 | 424 | — | |
| 1964 | #460 | 446 | — | |
| 1963 | #434 | 499 | — | |
| 1962 | #402 | 572 | — | |
| 1961 | #383 | 628 | — | |
| 1960 | #390 | 592 | — | |
| 1959 | #359 | 698 | — | |
| 1958 | #350 | 687 | — | |
| 1957 | #329 | 773 | — | |
| 1956 | #300 | 892 | — | |
| 1955 | #293 | 870 | — | |
| 1954 | #265 | 989 | — | |
| 1953 | #234 | 1,172 | — | |
| 1952 | #230 | 1,160 | — | |
| 1951 | #218 | 1,247 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #213 | 1,254 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #204 | 1,329 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #181 | 1,522 | — | |
| 1947 | #181 | 1,584 | — | |
| 1946 | #172 | 1,544 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #162 | 1,449 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #153 | 1,603 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #153 | 1,754 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #148 | 1,750 | — | |
| 1941 | #139 | 1,750 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #137 | 1,785 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #137 | 1,774 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #130 | 1,824 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #136 | 1,730 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #127 | 1,828 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #120 | 1,926 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #114 | 2,018 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #109 | 2,061 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #110 | 2,223 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #101 | 2,392 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #93 | 2,700 | #1,889 | 16 |
| 1929 | #85 | 2,994 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #84 | 3,124 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #87 | 3,094 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #85 | 3,150 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #79 | 3,538 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #77 | 3,659 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #76 | 3,603 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #82 | 3,444 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #77 | 3,630 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #81 | 3,507 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #85 | 3,183 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #87 | 3,216 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #93 | 2,647 | — | |
| 1916 | #96 | 2,424 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #98 | 2,110 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #114 | 1,396 | — | |
| 1913 | #119 | 1,073 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #134 | 823 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #152 | 531 | — | |
| 1910 | #171 | 397 | — | |
| 1909 | #179 | 332 | — | |
| 1908 | #228 | 220 | — | |
| 1907 | #222 | 219 | — | |
| 1906 | #247 | 173 | — | |
| 1905 | #285 | 135 | — | |
| 1904 | #358 | 84 | — | |
| 1903 | #380 | 70 | — | |
| 1902 | #395 | 62 | — | |
| 1901 | #435 | 46 | — | |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 | — | |
| 1899 | #507 | 34 | — | |
| 1898 | #581 | 31 | — | |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Oregon#568 · 1 in 2,475
- Colorado#696 · 1 in 3,200
- Washington#697 · 1 in 3,383
- California#774 · 1 in 4,545
- New Jersey#904 · 1 in 5,216
Best ever in a state: #10 in Iowa, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #568 | 6 | 1 in 2,475 |
| Colorado | #696 | 7 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Washington | #697 | 9 | 1 in 3,383 |
| California | #774 | 46 | 1 in 4,545 |
| New Jersey | #904 | 7 | 1 in 5,216 |
| Illinois | #981 | 10 | 1 in 5,876 |
| New York | #1,072 | 14 | 1 in 6,591 |
| Ohio | #1,225 | 6 | 1 in 8,596 |
| Texas | #1,647 | 13 | 1 in 12,178 |
| Florida | #1,718 | 6 | 1 in 13,271 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #793 (1884) | #917 |
| 1890s | 173 | #507 (1899) | #805 |
| 1900s | 1,409 | #179 (1909) | #313 |
| 1910s | 17,800 | #85 (1919) | #115 |
| 1920s | 33,743 | #76 (1923) | #81 |
| 1930s | 20,476 | #93 (1930) | #118 |
| 1940s | 16,070 | #137 (1940) | #163 |
| 1950s | 9,742 | #213 (1950) | #279 |
| 1960s | 4,309 | #383 (1961) | #482 |
| 1970s | 1,541 | #632 (1970) | #915 |
| 1980s | 1,357 | #899 (1988) | #1,097 |
| 1990s | 1,885 | #919 (1994) | #1,009 |
| 2000s | 1,570 | #1,040 (2001) | #1,392 |
| 2010s | 2,470 | #797 (2019) | #1,089 |
| 2020s | 3,046 | #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 2012
girls
#1,273
188 births · 1 in 9,367 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 9,367 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 93.5% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Maxine
- #1,269Joslynn189
- #1,269Leilah189
- #1,269Rylynn189
- #1,273Maxine188
- #1,273Chasity188
- #1,273Cristal188
- #1,273Donna188
- #1,279Areli187
- #1,279Lucinda187
- #1,279Maylin187
Tied with 5 names at #1,273; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.