US rank #9205 Unisex name Peak 2013 156 births

Maxi — #9205 US boys' name

156 babies named Maxi in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s342010s812020s36
#9205
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maxi was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

16 babies were named Maxi in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxi

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Maxi between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxi currently holds the #9205 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Maxi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 142 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maxi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maxi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxi 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 156 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.

Maxi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

156

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2013

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,205

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maxi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 2024202120162013201020071979 5

Maxi popularity over time — girls

142 total births recorded since 1977 (Maxi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 142 births
05101520 2022201119951988198119781977 18

Maxi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 52% of Maxi's all-time total
1970s52000s342010s812020s36

Maxi by state

Where Maxi concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maxi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.8%
California share of Maxi's total US births 3.8%

6 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxi?
156 babies have been named Maxi since 1979. It currently ranks #9205 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 16 births.
When was Maxi most popular?
Maxi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Maxi most popular?
The top states for the name Maxi are California (6 births).
Is Maxi a unisex name?
Yes, Maxi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 156 births, and as a girl's name it has 142 births.
How long has the name Maxi been used?
Maxi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maxi?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.