Recorded 1917–2025 Boys' name Peak 1931 28 births

Maxel — boys' name

28 babies named Maxel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 boys have been named Maxel since 1917, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

28
total births
1917–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Maxel was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maxel in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxel

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Maxel between 1917 and 2025, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maxel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maxel at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

28

Since 1917

109 years of records

Peak year

1931

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1917

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2025

Maxel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1917

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1931)
6
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Maxel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 39% of Maxel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxel?
28 babies have been named Maxel since 1917. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1931 with 6 births.
When was Maxel most popular?
Maxel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Maxel been used?
Maxel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 109 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maxel?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.