Maxwel vs Maxwell

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

Name A

Maxwel

Boy name · Rank #12809

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Name B

Maxwell

Boy name · Rank #182

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Metric Maxwel Maxwell
Current Rank #12809 #182
Total Births (all years) 267 106,804
Peak Year 2001 2014
Peak Year Births 21 3,739
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maxwel Maxwell
1880ss — 72
1890ss — 131
1900ss — 230
1910ss — 1,210
1920ss — 1,158
1930ss — 737
1940ss — 642
1950ss — 723
1960ss — 632
1970ss — 968
1980ss 13 5,808
1990ss 77 20,909
2000ss 131 30,049
2010ss 41 32,446
2020ss 5 11,089

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maxwel Maxwell
2014 — 3,739
2015 5 3,553
2016 8 3,584
2017 — 3,081
2018 — 2,906
2019 5 2,637
2020 — 2,513
2021 — 2,380
2022 — 2,183
2023 — 1,992
2024 5 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, 1987–2024.

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