Recorded 1917–2019 Boys' name Peak 1917 38 births

Maxell — boys' name

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

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Maxell since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2019.

38
total births
1917–2019
years on record
1920s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Maxell was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maxell in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxell

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Maxell between 1917 and 2019, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maxell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxell 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 38 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.

Maxell at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

38

Since 1917

103 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1917

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2019

Maxell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1917

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
4.555.566.5 2019201720061934192819231917 6

Maxell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 29% of Maxell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxell?
38 babies have been named Maxell since 1917. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Maxell most popular?
Maxell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Maxell been used?
Maxell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 103 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Maxell?
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, 1917–2019 (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.