Boys' name · since 2007
Maks
339 babies named Maks in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
339 babies have been named Maks since 2007, making it today's #9432 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maks recorded 339 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #9432 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #9,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 339 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maks ranks #9,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 339 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maks's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Maks compares
339 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maks's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maks | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 339 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maks's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maks popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Maks by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 74% of the file).
2010s was Maks's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Maks births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (74% of all-time use).
Maks by state
Where Maks concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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What to do with Maks's data
- Maks's decade-level peak was the 2010s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Makss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maks draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.