Boys' name · since 2001

Maxamus

198 babies named Maxamus in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

198
total births
2001–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade

Maxamus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 198 recorded since 2001.

Maxamus has 198 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2020.

  • 198 total births
  • 2001–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 62% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maxamus's 198 recorded births place it above 71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maxamus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maxamus splits its recorded history at 2009: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maxamus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
21
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
0510152025 200120032005200720092011201320162020 6

Maxamus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Maxamus's strongest decade.

123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Maxamus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxamus?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 198 babies named Maxamus. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 21 births.
When was Maxamus most popular?
Maxamus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Maxamus been used?
The SSA has tracked Maxamus since 2001 -- 20 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Maxamus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Max, Maxwell, Maximus, Maximiliano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Maxamus's data

  • Maxamus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2001–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maxamus: Baby Name Since 2001 - 198 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maxamus. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Maxamus 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 July 2026.