Maxwell vs Max

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

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Maxwell

Boy name · Rank #182

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Max

Boy name · Rank #175

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Metric Maxwell Max
Current Rank #182 #175
Total Births (all years) 108,732 167,458
Peak Year 2014 2009
Peak Year Births 3,739 3,958
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maxwell Max
1880s 72 765
1890s 131 1,112
1900s 230 1,567
1910s 1,210 10,859
1920s 1,158 14,081
1930s 737 11,757
1940s 641 8,526
1950s 723 7,430
1960s 632 5,023
1970s 967 4,231
1980s 5,808 8,741
1990s 20,909 18,216
2000s 30,049 27,368
2010s 32,449 34,141
2020s 13,016 13,641

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maxwell Max
2014 3,739 3,497
2015 3,553 3,422
2016 3,585 3,423
2017 3,081 3,145
2018 2,907 2,878
2019 2,637 2,755
2020 2,513 2,486
2021 2,380 2,410
2022 2,183 2,389
2023 1,992 2,205
2024 2,024 2,126
2025 1,924 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, 1880–2025.

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