Max vs Maxwell

Side-by-side comparison of Max and Maxwell - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Max

Boy name · Rank #175

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Maxwell

Boy name · Rank #182

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Metric Max Maxwell
Current Rank #175 #182
Total Births (all years) 167,458 108,732
Peak Year 2009 2014
Peak Year Births 3,958 3,739
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Max Maxwell
1880s 765 72
1890s 1,112 131
1900s 1,567 230
1910s 10,859 1,210
1920s 14,081 1,158
1930s 11,757 737
1940s 8,526 641
1950s 7,430 723
1960s 5,023 632
1970s 4,231 967
1980s 8,741 5,808
1990s 18,216 20,909
2000s 27,368 30,049
2010s 34,141 32,449
2020s 13,641 13,016

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Max Maxwell
2014 3,497 3,739
2015 3,422 3,553
2016 3,423 3,585
2017 3,145 3,081
2018 2,878 2,907
2019 2,755 2,637
2020 2,486 2,513
2021 2,410 2,380
2022 2,389 2,183
2023 2,205 1,992
2024 2,126 2,024
2025 2,025 1,924

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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