Girls' name · since 1917

Maxiene

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Maxiene, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

22
total births
1917–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade

Maxiene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1917.

Social Security Administration records show Maxiene recorded 22 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1929.

  • 22 total births
  • 1917–1929 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 77% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maxiene's 22 recorded births place it above 38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maxiene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maxiene splits its recorded history at 1926: 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 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maxiene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 1917192319261929 5

Maxiene by decade

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

1920s was Maxiene's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Maxiene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxiene?
22 babies have been named Maxiene since 1917. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Maxiene most popular?
Maxiene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Maxiene been used?
The SSA has tracked Maxiene since 1917 -- 13 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Maxiene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maxine, Maxie, Max, Maxcine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1917–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maxiene: Baby Name Since 1917 - 22 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maxiene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Maxiene 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 July 2026.