Max

Given to 168,577 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#3645
recorded as girls
#180
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,066
girls 41 · boys 2,025
Peak year
2011
3,956 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
168,577
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Max was most popular in 2011, when 3,956 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,025 babies were named Max, ranking #180 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.00.6251.251.8752.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Max was most popular in 2011, when 3,956 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,025 babies were named Max, ranking #180 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.00.6251.251.8752.51880192019602000Peak 2011

Max was most popular in 2011, when 3,956 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,025 babies were named Max, ranking #180 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 41 3645 2,025 180
2024 45 3459 2,126 175
2023 73 2442 2,205 163
2022 52 3123 2,389 157
2021 53 3069 2,410 160
2020 71 2441 2,486 147
2019 28 4773 2,755 137
2018 56 2928 2,878 136
2017 42 3627 3,145 128
2016 54 3060 3,423 118
2015 23 5653 3,422 117
2014 14 8053 3,497 112
2013 19 6462 3,520 111
2012 15 7804 3,697 105
2011 8 12153 3,956 96
2010 8 12276 3,848 98
2009 11 9975 3,958 104
2008 7 13832 3,372 126
2007 9 11630 2,882 141
2006 12 9286 2,643 160
2005 7 13010 2,494 165
2004 13 8259 2,481 164
2003 5 15784 2,460 162
2002 9 10246 2,319 166
2001 9 10102 2,404 159
2000 8 10745 2,355 164
1999 <5 — 2,297 161
1998 7 11138 2,158 159
1997 7 10836 1,698 194
1996 10 8132 1,489 208
1995 12 7041 1,565 195
1994 7 10569 1,624 191
1993 9 8719 1,888 169
1992 10 8065 1,877 170
1991 13 6588 1,829 175
1990 <5 — 1,791 171
1989 11 6955 1,606 185
1988 17 4840 1,386 197
1987 7 8778 1,452 188
1986 7 8523 923 243
1985 8 7563 762 274
1984 <5 — 632 308
1983 5 10275 531 342
1982 <5 — 462 375
1981 <5 — 501 351
1980 <5 — 486 362
1979 <5 — 457 375
1978 6 8562 414 382
1977 <5 — 403 392
1976 5 9284 410 381
1975 <5 — 415 381
1974 <5 — 413 381
1973 <5 — 434 368
1972 <5 — 390 396
1971 <5 — 409 402
1970 <5 — 486 368
1969 <5 — 375 410
1968 <5 — 414 382
1967 <5 — 395 377
1966 <5 — 448 355
1965 5 6539 422 376
1964 <5 — 525 343
1963 <5 — 549 335
1962 7 5293 573 328
1961 <5 — 653 304
1960 <5 — 669 297
1959 6 5566 691 299
1958 <5 — 736 283
1957 6 5377 740 279
1956 <5 — 748 265
1955 <5 — 724 255
1954 5 5753 743 259
1953 5 5673 725 257
1952 7 4483 763 244
1951 6 4833 805 238
1950 <5 — 755 240
1949 <5 — 761 234
1948 <5 — 743 236
1947 5 5295 869 218
1946 <5 — 841 204
1945 7 3676 803 189
1944 <5 — 780 194
1943 5 4691 875 186
1942 6 4124 971 170
1941 <5 — 931 169
1940 <5 — 952 165
1939 <5 — 979 162
1938 7 3450 1,164 140
1937 <5 — 1,106 141
1936 <5 — 1,248 129
1935 10 2731 1,283 128
1934 8 3159 1,335 126
1933 12 2404 1,124 140
1932 11 2644 1,154 143
1931 10 2750 1,183 140
1930 8 3345 1,181 143
1929 13 2437 1,336 128
1928 12 2623 1,405 125
1927 12 2699 1,227 142
1926 10 3046 1,254 137
1925 10 3116 1,385 128
1924 7 4002 1,397 126
1923 13 2587 1,440 122
1922 14 2479 1,518 117
1921 12 2762 1,558 112
1920 10 3097 1,561 112
1919 11 2813 1,458 110
1918 8 3512 1,536 106
1917 7 3713 1,511 104
1916 <5 — 1,493 105
1915 <5 — 1,434 102
1914 6 3188 1,159 99
1913 <5 — 897 101
1912 5 2979 734 101
1911 <5 — 360 106
1910 <5 — 277 114
1909 <5 — 228 122
1908 <5 — 218 119
1907 <5 — 197 122
1906 <5 — 156 132
1905 <5 — 140 149
1904 <5 — 134 145
1903 <5 — 110 159
1902 <5 — 133 142
1901 <5 — 110 146
1900 <5 — 141 149
1899 <5 — 127 125
1898 <5 — 132 136
1897 <5 — 122 133
1896 <5 — 145 120
1895 <5 — 95 165
1894 <5 — 99 155
1893 <5 — 107 139
1892 <5 — 95 166
1891 <5 — 91 145
1890 <5 — 99 143
1889 <5 — 83 160
1888 <5 — 118 132
1887 <5 — 73 174
1886 <5 — 73 182
1885 <5 — 71 183
1884 <5 — 80 176
1883 <5 — 75 163
1882 <5 — 74 182
1881 <5 — 66 175
1880 <5 — 52 225

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Where Max is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years