Girls' name · since 1919
Maxima
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Maxima, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 186
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxima currently ranks #8414 among girls' names in America, with 186 babies recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxima has been recorded 186 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #8414 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, 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 1919 to 2025.
- #20,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,414 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 186 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxima ranks #20,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,414 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 186 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 186
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxima's 186 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maxima compares
186 35th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Maxima's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maxima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxima splits its recorded history at 2016: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Maxima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Maxima's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Maxima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (42% of all-time use).
Maxima by state
Where Maxima concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maxima's data
- Maxima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maximas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Maxima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Maxima 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.