Boys' name · since 2002
Maxen
517 babies named Maxen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,987 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maxen is the #4987 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 517 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxen has been recorded 517 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #4987 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,987 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxen ranks #7,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,987 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 517 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,987 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxen's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maxen compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Maxen's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxen splits its recorded history at 2014: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Maxen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (352 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Maxen's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Maxen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
352 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 352 births (68% of all-time use).
How Maxen 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 Maxen's total volume
Maxen by state
Where Maxen concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
42 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maxen's data
- Maxen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (352 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maxens (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Maxen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Maxen 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.