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) 165,413 106,804
Peak Year 2009 2014
Peak Year Births 3,958 3,739
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Max Maxwell
1880ss 765 72
1890ss 1,112 131
1900ss 1,567 230
1910ss 10,859 1,210
1920ss 14,081 1,158
1930ss 11,757 737
1940ss 8,526 642
1950ss 7,430 723
1960ss 5,023 632
1970ss 4,233 968
1980ss 8,742 5,808
1990ss 18,214 20,909
2000ss 27,368 30,049
2010ss 34,133 32,446
2020ss 11,603 11,089

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Max Maxwell
2014 3,497 3,739
2015 3,419 3,553
2016 3,423 3,584
2017 3,145 3,081
2018 2,877 2,906
2019 2,752 2,637
2020 2,484 2,513
2021 2,410 2,380
2022 2,388 2,183
2023 2,201 1,992
2024 2,120 2,021

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, 1880–2024.

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