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 #1444

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Name B

Max

Boy name · Rank #175

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Metric Maxim Max
Current Rank #1444 #175
Total Births (all years) 6,878 165,413
Peak Year 2012 2009
Peak Year Births 346 3,958
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maxim Max
1880ss — 765
1890ss — 1,112
1900ss — 1,567
1910ss — 10,859
1920ss 13 14,081
1930ss 10 11,757
1940ss 39 8,526
1950ss 25 7,430
1960ss 32 5,023
1970ss 36 4,233
1980ss 182 8,742
1990ss 598 18,214
2000ss 2,230 27,368
2010ss 2,898 34,133
2020ss 815 11,603

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maxim Max
2014 335 3,497
2015 301 3,419
2016 265 3,423
2017 249 3,145
2018 240 2,877
2019 216 2,752
2020 177 2,484
2021 197 2,410
2022 174 2,388
2023 142 2,201
2024 125 2,120

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, 1923–2024.

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