Maximilian vs Maxwell

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

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Maximilian

Boy name · Rank #586

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Name B

Maxwell

Boy name · Rank #182

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Metric Maximilian Maxwell
Current Rank #586 #182
Total Births (all years) 18,440 106,804
Peak Year 2016 2014
Peak Year Births 717 3,739
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maximilian Maxwell
1880ss — 72
1890ss — 131
1900ss 5 230
1910ss 54 1,210
1920ss 39 1,158
1930ss 12 737
1940ss 5 642
1950ss 12 723
1960ss 102 632
1970ss 261 968
1980ss 928 5,808
1990ss 2,761 20,909
2000ss 5,101 30,049
2010ss 6,507 32,446
2020ss 2,653 11,089

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maximilian Maxwell
2014 668 3,739
2015 698 3,553
2016 717 3,584
2017 652 3,081
2018 672 2,906
2019 571 2,637
2020 595 2,513
2021 533 2,380
2022 523 2,183
2023 517 1,992
2024 485 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, 1907–2024.

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