Recorded 1917–1929 Girls' name Peak 1923 22 births

Maxiene — girls' name

22 babies named Maxiene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s17

The verdict

22 girls have been named Maxiene since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.

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

77% of everyone ever named Maxiene was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maxiene in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxiene

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Maxiene between 1917 and 1929, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maxiene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxiene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maxiene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxiene 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 22 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.

Maxiene at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

22

Since 1917

13 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1917

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1929

Maxiene popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Maxiene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 77% of Maxiene's all-time total
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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?
Maxiene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 13 years of data through 1929.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1929 (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.