Maxwell

Given to 109,467 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#7133
recorded as girls
#189
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,939
girls 15 · boys 1,924
Peak year
2014
3,739 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
109,467
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), 1880–2025Maxwell was most popular in 2014, when 3,739 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,924 babies were named Maxwell, ranking #189 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.6251.251.8752.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Maxwell was most popular in 2014, when 3,739 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,924 babies were named Maxwell, ranking #189 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.6251.251.8752.51880192019602000Peak 2014

Maxwell was most popular in 2014, when 3,739 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,924 babies were named Maxwell, ranking #189 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 15 7133 1,924 189
2024 28 4772 2,024 182
2023 44 3525 1,992 182
2022 52 3123 2,183 173
2021 49 3250 2,380 162
2020 54 2966 2,513 146
2019 56 2923 2,637 147
2018 61 2782 2,907 134
2017 66 2635 3,081 133
2016 60 2829 3,585 111
2015 40 3767 3,553 113
2014 34 4269 3,739 107
2013 26 5143 3,643 108
2012 8 12199 3,233 113
2011 <5 — 3,056 132
2010 5 16992 3,015 133
2009 <5 — 3,080 132
2008 5 17504 3,058 134
2007 6 15491 2,713 153
2006 5 17168 2,792 149
2005 <5 — 2,810 140
2004 15 7391 2,927 136
2003 8 11325 3,086 132
2002 6 13595 3,036 129
2001 7 12056 3,183 124
2000 7 11801 3,364 113
1999 <5 — 3,338 106
1998 8 10122 2,791 136
1997 <5 — 2,317 148
1996 5 13518 1,901 177
1995 5 13386 1,838 178
1994 8 9586 1,719 182
1993 8 9559 1,781 182
1992 <5 — 1,876 171
1991 5 13147 1,724 188
1990 7 10193 1,624 189
1989 5 12362 1,401 205
1988 11 6666 1,208 217
1987 8 7987 1,018 231
1986 <5 — 608 327
1985 <5 — 467 383
1984 <5 — 299 483
1983 <5 — 220 569
1982 <5 — 190 629
1981 <5 — 208 594
1980 <5 — 189 634
1979 <5 — 150 698
1978 <5 — 117 778
1977 <5 — 122 770
1976 <5 — 95 853
1975 <5 — 102 822
1974 <5 — 86 861
1973 <5 — 94 817
1972 <5 — 74 929
1971 <5 — 56 1091
1970 <5 — 71 951
1969 <5 — 79 861
1968 <5 — 71 861
1967 <5 — 57 955
1966 <5 — 64 901
1965 <5 — 65 920
1964 <5 — 61 973
1963 <5 — 64 936
1962 <5 — 58 1007
1961 <5 — 54 1059
1960 <5 — 59 996
1959 <5 — 81 838
1958 <5 — 59 994
1957 <5 — 66 928
1956 <5 — 82 822
1955 <5 — 90 766
1954 <5 — 78 819
1953 <5 — 66 884
1952 <5 — 73 821
1951 <5 — 65 867
1950 <5 — 63 865
1949 <5 — 59 899
1948 <5 — 59 891
1947 <5 — 66 854
1946 <5 — 82 723
1945 <5 — 52 864
1944 <5 — 69 745
1943 <5 — 66 808
1942 <5 — 64 806
1941 <5 — 65 770
1940 <5 — 59 810
1939 <5 — 69 717
1938 <5 — 74 710
1937 <5 — 53 835
1936 <5 — 59 797
1935 <5 — 75 697
1934 <5 — 68 742
1933 <5 — 68 740
1932 <5 — 89 632
1931 <5 — 84 650
1930 <5 — 98 621
1929 <5 — 127 520
1928 <5 — 116 571
1927 <5 — 103 617
1926 <5 — 87 678
1925 <5 — 113 592
1924 <5 — 117 588
1923 <5 — 124 556
1922 <5 — 142 517
1921 <5 — 109 605
1920 <5 — 120 568
1919 <5 — 134 514
1918 <5 — 150 488
1917 8 3344 147 470
1916 <5 — 147 472
1915 <5 — 176 404
1914 <5 — 132 415
1913 <5 — 121 385
1912 <5 — 113 363
1911 <5 — 49 409
1910 <5 — 41 421
1909 <5 — 29 473
1908 <5 — 27 475
1907 <5 — 22 495
1906 <5 — 29 400
1905 <5 — 23 463
1904 <5 — 17 538
1903 <5 — 17 527
1902 <5 — 26 388
1901 <5 — 18 453
1900 <5 — 22 490
1899 <5 — 12 583
1898 <5 — 16 523
1897 <5 — 21 411
1896 <5 — 16 518
1895 <5 — 13 579
1894 <5 — 8 787
1893 <5 — 13 538
1892 <5 — 10 688
1891 <5 — 7 766
1890 <5 — 15 489
1889 <5 — 11 581
1888 <5 — 7 815
1887 <5 — 7 752
1886 <5 — 6 845
1885 <5 — 8 700
1884 <5 — 8 701
1883 <5 — 10 597
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — <5 —
1880 <5 — 9 640

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Other spellings

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Where Maxwell is most popular

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

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