Unisex name · since 1979
Maxi
Maxi has 167 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
167 babies have been named Maxi since 1979, making it today's #7346 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxi has been recorded 167 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #7346 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #14,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,346 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 167 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxi ranks #14,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,346 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 167 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxi's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maxi compares
167 35th percentile among 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
Maxi's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 167 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxi splits its recorded history at 2014: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Maxi popularity over time - girls
142 total births recorded since 1977 (Maxi as girls' name)
Maxi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Maxi's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Maxi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (49% of all-time use).
Maxi by state
Where Maxi concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.6% |
6 of 167 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maxi's data
- Maxi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maxis (6 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 Maxi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Maxi 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.