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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #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 2022

  • 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: #512 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,211 girlsWAIdaho: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #324 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsMNIllinois: #492 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsILWisconsin: #813 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsWIMichigan: #592 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,647 girlsMINew York: #568 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,669 girlsNYMassachusetts: #396 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedRIOregon: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsORNevada: 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: #310 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsIAIndiana: #575 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsINOhio: #540 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsOHPennsylvania: #511 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsPANew Jersey: #547 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,449 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #417 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsCAUtah: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsUTColorado: #362 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsCONebraska: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsNEMissouri: #728 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #567 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: #694 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNMKansas: #390 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedARTennessee: #697 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,156 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #886 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,548 girlsNCSouth 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: #986 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,089 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #875 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,651 girlsTXFlorida: #943 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,384 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#284 · 1 in 1,071
  2. Iowa#310 · 1 in 1,160
  3. Minnesota#324 · 1 in 1,287
  4. Nebraska#356 · 1 in 1,189
  5. Colorado#362 · 1 in 1,454

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#284121 in 1,071
Iowa#310101 in 1,160
Minnesota#324171 in 1,287
Nebraska#35661 in 1,189
Colorado#362151 in 1,454
Idaho#37251 in 1,293
Kansas#39081 in 1,440
Massachusetts#396141 in 1,752
California#417841 in 2,069
Illinois#492211 in 2,224
Pennsylvania#511211 in 2,285
Washington#512131 in 2,211
Utah#52771 in 2,303
Ohio#540191 in 2,507
New Jersey#547151 in 2,449
Virginia#567141 in 2,491
New York#568301 in 2,669
Indiana#575111 in 2,557
Michigan#592141 in 2,647
Arizona#69491 in 3,139
Tennessee#697101 in 3,156
Missouri#72871 in 3,460
Wisconsin#81351 in 4,107
Texas#875351 in 4,651
North Carolina#886101 in 4,548
Florida#943161 in 5,384
Georgia#98691 in 5,089
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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 2022

girls
#615
483 births · 1 in 3,396 girls

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #615Maxine483
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 3,396 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 96.5% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #611Lennox488
  2. #611Mina488
  3. #614Kensley485
  4. #615Maxine483
  5. #615Mikayla483
  6. #617Margo481
  7. #618Noah480
  8. #619Azariah479

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

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →