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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Maxwell has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Minnesota#65 · 1 in 232
- Wisconsin#65 · 1 in 243
- Maine#72 · 1 in 229
- Massachusetts#72 · 1 in 299
- Maryland#80 · 1 in 346
Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #65 | 126 | 1 in 232 |
| Wisconsin | #65 | 118 | 1 in 243 |
| Maine | #72 | 22 | 1 in 229 |
| Massachusetts | #72 | 104 | 1 in 299 |
| Maryland | #80 | 83 | 1 in 346 |
| Pennsylvania | #89 | 170 | 1 in 365 |
| Oregon | #91 | 59 | 1 in 327 |
| Iowa | #92 | 47 | 1 in 337 |
| Connecticut | #95 | 40 | 1 in 382 |
| New Hampshire | #97 | 16 | 1 in 319 |
| Washington | #97 | 98 | 1 in 377 |
| Indiana | #99 | 98 | 1 in 381 |
| Vermont | #99 | 7 | 1 in 274 |
| Colorado | #100 | 74 | 1 in 388 |
| Ohio | #100 | 146 | 1 in 429 |
| Utah | #100 | 63 | 1 in 365 |
| Missouri | #101 | 82 | 1 in 408 |
| Rhode Island | #105 | 12 | 1 in 352 |
| Michigan | #106 | 115 | 1 in 429 |
| New York | #110 | 193 | 1 in 558 |
| District of Columbia | #112 | 12 | 1 in 354 |
| Delaware | #113 | 9 | 1 in 419 |
| South Dakota | #115 | 12 | 1 in 343 |
| Illinois | #118 | 148 | 1 in 490 |
| North Dakota | #122 | 9 | 1 in 370 |
| Kansas | #123 | 37 | 1 in 453 |
| New Jersey | #126 | 72 | 1 in 620 |
| Nebraska | #127 | 23 | 1 in 451 |
| Hawaii | #128 | 11 | 1 in 419 |
| Kentucky | #130 | 44 | 1 in 532 |
| Wyoming | #133 | 6 | 1 in 345 |
| Montana | #134 | 9 | 1 in 444 |
| Virginia | #138 | 65 | 1 in 649 |
| Idaho | #143 | 18 | 1 in 487 |
| West Virginia | #143 | 14 | 1 in 613 |
| Tennessee | #161 | 55 | 1 in 660 |
| North Carolina | #166 | 74 | 1 in 728 |
| Georgia | #168 | 76 | 1 in 777 |
| California | #178 | 300 | 1 in 807 |
| Oklahoma | #185 | 29 | 1 in 740 |
| Nevada | #190 | 19 | 1 in 756 |
| Arizona | #192 | 53 | 1 in 753 |
| South Carolina | #195 | 24 | 1 in 904 |
| Florida | #196 | 94 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Alabama | #243 | 20 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Arkansas | #263 | 13 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Louisiana | #263 | 20 | 1 in 1,252 |
| New Mexico | #263 | 9 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Texas | #288 | 120 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Mississippi | #331 | 9 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
119 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1999 at #106 (3,338 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 142 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1882–1960
Share of babies · boys
1 in 514
- 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 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 2009
boys
#132
3,080 births · 1 in 644 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 644 of them was named Maxwell, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Maxwell
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.