Maxim vs Max

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

Name A

Maxim

Boy name · Rank #1449

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Name B

Max

Boy name · Rank #175

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Metric Maxim Max
Current Rank #1449 #175
Total Births (all years) 6,992 167,458
Peak Year 2012 2009
Peak Year Births 346 3,958
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maxim Max
1880s - 765
1890s - 1,112
1900s - 1,567
1910s - 10,859
1920s 13 14,081
1930s 10 11,757
1940s 39 8,526
1950s 25 7,430
1960s 32 5,023
1970s 36 4,231
1980s 182 8,741
1990s 598 18,216
2000s 2,230 27,368
2010s 2,898 34,141
2020s 929 13,641

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maxim Max
2014 335 3,497
2015 301 3,422
2016 265 3,423
2017 249 3,145
2018 240 2,878
2019 216 2,755
2020 177 2,486
2021 197 2,410
2022 174 2,389
2023 142 2,205
2024 125 2,126
2025 114 2,025

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, 1923–2025.

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