Maxwell
#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #189 for boys in 2025, 1,924 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1999 · 3,338 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 108,732since 1880
Maxwell over time
Rank among boys' names. Maxwell has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #7,133 | 15 | #189 | 1,924 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #182 | 2,024 |
| 2023 | #3,525 | 44 | #182 | 1,992 |
| 2022 | #3,123 | 52 | #173 | 2,183 |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | #162 | 2,380 |
| 2020 | #2,966 | 54 | #146 | 2,513 |
| 2019 | #2,923 | 56 | #147 | 2,637 |
| 2018 | #2,782 | 61 | #134 | 2,907 |
| 2017 | #2,635 | 66 | #133 | 3,081 |
| 2016 | #2,829 | 60 | #111 | 3,585 |
| 2015 | #3,767 | 40 | #113 | 3,553 |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 | #107 | 3,739 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | #108 | 3,643 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #113 | 3,233 |
| 2011 | — | #132 | 3,056 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #133 | 3,015 |
| 2009 | — | #132 | 3,080 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #134 | 3,058 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #153 | 2,713 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #149 | 2,792 |
| 2005 | — | #140 | 2,810 | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #136 | 2,927 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #132 | 3,086 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #129 | 3,036 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #124 | 3,183 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #113 | 3,364 |
| 1999 | — | #106 | 3,338 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #136 | 2,791 |
| 1997 | — | #148 | 2,317 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #177 | 1,901 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #178 | 1,838 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #182 | 1,719 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #182 | 1,781 |
| 1992 | — | #171 | 1,876 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #188 | 1,724 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #189 | 1,624 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #205 | 1,401 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #217 | 1,208 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #231 | 1,018 |
| 1986 | — | #327 | 608 | |
| 1985 | — | #383 | 467 | |
| 1984 | — | #483 | 299 | |
| 1983 | — | #569 | 220 | |
| 1982 | — | #629 | 190 | |
| 1981 | — | #594 | 208 | |
| 1980 | — | #634 | 189 | |
| 1979 | — | #698 | 150 | |
| 1978 | — | #778 | 117 | |
| 1977 | — | #770 | 122 | |
| 1976 | — | #853 | 95 | |
| 1975 | — | #822 | 102 | |
| 1974 | — | #861 | 86 | |
| 1973 | — | #817 | 94 | |
| 1972 | — | #929 | 74 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,091 | 56 | |
| 1970 | — | #951 | 71 | |
| 1969 | — | #861 | 79 | |
| 1968 | — | #861 | 71 | |
| 1967 | — | #955 | 57 | |
| 1966 | — | #901 | 64 | |
| 1965 | — | #920 | 65 | |
| 1964 | — | #973 | 61 | |
| 1963 | — | #936 | 64 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,007 | 58 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,059 | 54 | |
| 1960 | — | #996 | 59 | |
| 1959 | — | #838 | 81 | |
| 1958 | — | #994 | 59 | |
| 1957 | — | #928 | 66 | |
| 1956 | — | #822 | 82 | |
| 1955 | — | #766 | 90 | |
| 1954 | — | #819 | 78 | |
| 1953 | — | #884 | 66 | |
| 1952 | — | #821 | 73 | |
| 1951 | — | #867 | 65 | |
| 1950 | — | #865 | 63 | |
| 1949 | — | #899 | 59 | |
| 1948 | — | #891 | 59 | |
| 1947 | — | #854 | 66 | |
| 1946 | — | #723 | 82 | |
| 1945 | — | #864 | 52 | |
| 1944 | — | #745 | 69 | |
| 1943 | — | #808 | 66 | |
| 1942 | — | #806 | 64 | |
| 1941 | — | #770 | 65 | |
| 1940 | — | #810 | 59 | |
| 1939 | — | #717 | 69 | |
| 1938 | — | #710 | 74 | |
| 1937 | — | #835 | 53 | |
| 1936 | — | #797 | 59 | |
| 1935 | — | #697 | 75 | |
| 1934 | — | #742 | 68 | |
| 1933 | — | #740 | 68 | |
| 1932 | — | #632 | 89 | |
| 1931 | — | #650 | 84 | |
| 1930 | — | #621 | 98 | |
| 1929 | — | #520 | 127 | |
| 1928 | — | #571 | 116 | |
| 1927 | — | #617 | 103 | |
| 1926 | — | #678 | 87 | |
| 1925 | — | #592 | 113 | |
| 1924 | — | #588 | 117 | |
| 1923 | — | #556 | 124 | |
| 1922 | — | #517 | 142 | |
| 1921 | — | #605 | 109 | |
| 1920 | — | #568 | 120 | |
| 1919 | — | #514 | 134 | |
| 1918 | — | #488 | 150 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #470 | 147 |
| 1916 | — | #472 | 147 | |
| 1915 | — | #404 | 176 | |
| 1914 | — | #415 | 132 | |
| 1913 | — | #385 | 121 | |
| 1912 | — | #363 | 113 | |
| 1911 | — | #409 | 49 | |
| 1910 | — | #421 | 41 | |
| 1909 | — | #473 | 29 | |
| 1908 | — | #475 | 27 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #400 | 29 | |
| 1905 | — | #463 | 23 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #527 | 17 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #411 | 21 | |
| 1896 | — | #518 | 16 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Maxwell was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Maxwell is popular in 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#80 · 1 in 320
- Wisconsin#90 · 1 in 392
- Massachusetts#96 · 1 in 568
- Oregon#114 · 1 in 478
- New Hampshire#116 · 1 in 593
Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #80 | 91 | 1 in 320 |
| Wisconsin | #90 | 77 | 1 in 392 |
| Massachusetts | #96 | 68 | 1 in 568 |
| Oregon | #114 | 40 | 1 in 478 |
| New Hampshire | #116 | 11 | 1 in 593 |
| Michigan | #117 | 97 | 1 in 644 |
| Washington | #118 | 59 | 1 in 572 |
| New Jersey | #121 | 65 | 1 in 778 |
| Maine | #123 | 9 | 1 in 692 |
| Rhode Island | #127 | 8 | 1 in 742 |
| Ohio | #128 | 101 | 1 in 728 |
| Illinois | #134 | 124 | 1 in 681 |
| South Dakota | #134 | 7 | 1 in 626 |
| Alaska | #140 | 6 | 1 in 626 |
| Connecticut | #143 | 21 | 1 in 941 |
| Iowa | #148 | 19 | 1 in 892 |
| Colorado | #161 | 29 | 1 in 838 |
| Missouri | #165 | 33 | 1 in 1,052 |
| West Virginia | #173 | 9 | 1 in 1,096 |
| New York | #176 | 115 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Kansas | #177 | 15 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Virginia | #178 | 37 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Pennsylvania | #181 | 52 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Utah | #183 | 18 | 1 in 967 |
| Maryland | #198 | 24 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Idaho | #200 | 7 | 1 in 994 |
| Indiana | #201 | 27 | 1 in 1,394 |
| Florida | #206 | 69 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Kentucky | #209 | 15 | 1 in 1,564 |
| Nevada | #212 | 9 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Nebraska | #216 | 7 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Hawaii | #217 | 6 | 1 in 1,064 |
| California | #218 | 225 | 1 in 1,186 |
| District of Columbia | #231 | 6 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Georgia | #232 | 35 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Arizona | #235 | 24 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Arkansas | #269 | 8 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Alabama | #293 | 13 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Oklahoma | #304 | 9 | 1 in 2,141 |
| North Carolina | #306 | 20 | 1 in 2,237 |
| South Carolina | #319 | 10 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Tennessee | #326 | 13 | 1 in 2,662 |
| Texas | #377 | 56 | 1 in 2,735 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Maxwell
- 7 spots since 2024 (#182 → #189)
- 43 spots since 2020 (#146 → #189)
- 76 spots since 2015 (#113 → #189)
- Biggest jump: 240 spots in 1883 (#837 → #597)
- Biggest drop: 277 spots in 1891 (#489 → #766)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1999 at #106 (3,338 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1882–1960
- Highest: 1 in 514 boys born in 2014 were named Maxwell (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 888 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- Its best rank, #106 in 1999, was only 1 in 575 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.8% of all boys named Maxwell (32,449) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | #581 (1889) | #719 |
| 1890s | 131 | #411 (1897) | #588 |
| 1900s | 230 | #388 (1902) | #470 |
| 1910s | 1,210 | #363 (1912) | #434 |
| 1920s | 1,158 | #517 (1922) | #581 |
| 1930s | 737 | #621 (1930) | #714 |
| 1940s | 641 | #723 (1946) | #817 |
| 1950s | 723 | #766 (1955) | #860 |
| 1960s | 632 | #861 (1969) | #947 |
| 1970s | 967 | #698 (1979) | #857 |
| 1980s | 5,808 | #205 (1989) | #427 |
| 1990s | 20,909 | #106 (1999) | #166 |
| 2000s | 30,049 | #113 (2000) | #134 |
| 2010s | 32,449 | #107 (2014) | #123 |
| 2020s | 13,016 | #146 (2020) | #172 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Maxwell in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 223,219 of them was named Maxwell, which outranked 39.2% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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- #8,804Zissy9
- #8,804Zita9
- #9,586Maxwell8
- #9,586Aaliyan8
- #9,586Abagale8
- #9,586Abbye8
- #10,569Aalia7
- #10,569Aaminah7
- #10,569Aarion7
Tied with 982 names at #9,586; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,124 of them was named Maxwell, which outranked 98.2% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.