Maxim vs Maxwell

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

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Maxim

Boy name · Rank #1449

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Maxwell

Boy name · Rank #182

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Metric Maxim Maxwell
Current Rank #1449 #182
Total Births (all years) 6,992 108,732
Peak Year 2012 2014
Peak Year Births 346 3,739
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maxim Maxwell
1880s - 72
1890s - 131
1900s - 230
1910s - 1,210
1920s 13 1,158
1930s 10 737
1940s 39 641
1950s 25 723
1960s 32 632
1970s 36 967
1980s 182 5,808
1990s 598 20,909
2000s 2,230 30,049
2010s 2,898 32,449
2020s 929 13,016

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maxim Maxwell
2014 335 3,739
2015 301 3,553
2016 265 3,585
2017 249 3,081
2018 240 2,907
2019 216 2,637
2020 177 2,513
2021 197 2,380
2022 174 2,183
2023 142 1,992
2024 125 2,024
2025 114 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, 1923–2025.

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