Boys' name · since 1923
Maxim
Maxim has 6,992 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,992
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maxim is the #1522 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,992 recorded since 1923.
Maxim has 6,992 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1522 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #1,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,992 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxim ranks #1,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,992 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,992
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxim's 6,992 recorded births place it above 96.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maxim compares
6,992 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Maxim's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,992 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 346 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maxim's full recorded timeline at 1991, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 346 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maxim popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 346
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Maxim popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2010 (Maxim as girls' name)
Maxim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,898 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Maxim's strongest decade.
2,898 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Maxim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 598
1990s
598 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,230 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,898 births
- 2020s 929
2020s
929 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,898 births (41% of all-time use).
How Maxim 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 Maxim's total volume
Maxim by state
Where Maxim concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,016 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 912 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 492 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 428 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 352 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 279 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 243 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 223 | 3.2% |
1,016 of 6,992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Maxim appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maxim's data
- Maxim's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,898 total births); usage has since declined to 929 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maxims (1,016 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 Maxim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Maxim 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.