Boys' name · since 2001
Maksym
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 540 babies named Maksym, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,529 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 540
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maksym currently ranks #3634 among boys' names in America, with 540 babies recorded since 2001.
Maksym has 540 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3634 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,529 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,634 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 540 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maksym ranks #7,529 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,634 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 540 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,529 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 540
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maksym's 540 recorded births place it above 83.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Maksym compares
540 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Maksym's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maksym | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 540 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maksym's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maksym's full recorded timeline at 2014, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maksym popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maksym by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (268 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Maksym's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maksym births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 268 births (50% of all-time use).
How Maksym compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maksym's total volume
Maksym by state
Where Maksym concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 88 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 59 | 10.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
88 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maksym's data
- Maksym's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Maksyms (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maksym: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Maksym 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.