Unisex name · since 1888

Maxie

4,647 babies named Maxie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,744 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,647
born since 1888
1930s
peak decade

Maxie currently ranks #9744 among unisex names in America, with 4,647 babies recorded since 1888.

Maxie has 4,647 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9744 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.

  • #1,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,647 born since 1888
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxie ranks #1,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,647 born since 1888, peaking in the 1930s.

#1,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,744 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,647
born since 1888
1930s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30%
Maxie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Maxie's 4,647 recorded births place it above 95.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.

How Maxie compares

4,647 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Maxie's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Maxie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,647 369 358,536
Peak-year births 125 34 22,252

Maxie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maxie splits its recorded history at 1952: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 125 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maxie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1935)
125
Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
050100150 188819071923193919551971198720042025 7

Maxie popularity over time - girls

4,025 total births recorded since 1884 (Maxie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 4,025 births
050100150 188419021919193619531970199120102025 16

Maxie by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (954 births, 21% of the file).

1930s was Maxie's strongest decade.

954 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Maxie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 954 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Maxie 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 Maxie's total volume

Maxie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -79, 4%-62, 5.9%-109, 3.6%-72, 4.4%-108, 2.5%-146, 2.6%-38, 8.7%-67, 3.7%-111, 4%-133, 2%-115, 1.8%-80, 4.5%-144, 2.4%-44, 8.9%-129, 2%Maxie-138, 2.7%Maxie
Maxie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Maxie by state

Where Maxie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maxie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
621 13.4%
#2 Texas
448 9.6%
#3 Alabama
164 3.5%
#4 Louisiana
147 3.2%
#5 Tennessee
117 2.5%
#6 Mississippi
114 2.5%
#7 North Carolina
107 2.3%
#8 Florida
104 2.2%
South Carolina share of Maxie's total US births 13.4%
Even split

621 of 4,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Maxie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxie? ▼
4,647 babies have been named Maxie since 1888. All-time, it sits at #1,878 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,744 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1935 with 125 births.
Where does Maxie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxie ranks #1,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maxie most popular? ▼
Maxie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 954 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Maxie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maxie are South Carolina (621 births), Texas (448 births), Alabama (164 births).
Is Maxie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Maxie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 4,647 births, and as a girl's name it has 4,025 births.
How long has the name Maxie been used? ▼
Maxie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 138 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maxie? ▼
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.

What to do with Maxie's data

  • Maxie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (954 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • South Carolina records the most Maxies (621 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maxie

Nearby Names Like Maxie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maxie

Max Boy
#180 167,458 births
Maxwell Boy
#189 108,732 births
Maximus Boy
#276 34,662 births
Maximiliano Boy
#280 23,972 births
Maximilian Boy
#590 18,940 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Maxie

Hughie #9743
1,676 births · Peak 1925
Oneil #9745
1,757 births · Peak 1924
Bliss #9742
233 births · Peak 1914
Winton #9746
1,940 births · Peak 1920
Sigmund #9741
2,855 births · Peak 1918
Reynold #9747
4,672 births · Peak 1922
Everet #9740
752 births · Peak 1925
Isaih #9748
1,510 births · Peak 1999

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maxie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1888–2025 (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 Maxie 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.