US rank #4079 Unisex name Peak 2001 1,077 births

Maxime — #4079 US boys' name

1,077 babies named Maxime in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101970s221980s801990s1852000s3182010s3312020s131
#4079
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Maxime was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

40 babies were named Maxime in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxime

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,077 babies named Maxime between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxime currently holds the #4079 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 40 babies received it in a single year. Maxime is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxime performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maxime shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maxime in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxime 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 1,077 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.

Maxime at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,077

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2001

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,079

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maxime popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
40
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
01020304050 20242017201020031996198919821920 5

Maxime popularity over time — girls

55 total births recorded since 1988 (Maxime as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
4.555.566.577.5 2019200920082005200320012000199419891988 5

Maxime by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
331 births that decade — 31% of Maxime's all-time total
1920s101970s221980s801990s1852000s3182010s3312020s131

Maxime by state

Where Maxime concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Maxime
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
147 13.6%
#2 New York
128 11.9%
#3 Florida
34 3.2%
#4 Massachusetts
6 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Maxime's total US births 13.6%
Even split

147 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxime?
1,077 babies have been named Maxime since 1920. It currently ranks #4079 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 40 births.
When was Maxime most popular?
Maxime was most popular in the 2010s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Maxime most popular?
The top states for the name Maxime are California (147 births), New York (128 births), Florida (34 births).
Is Maxime a unisex name?
Yes, Maxime is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,077 births, and as a girl's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Maxime been used?
Maxime has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maxime?
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.