Unisex name · since 1920
Maxime
Maxime has 1,098 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,098 babies have been named Maxime since 1920, making it today's #4729 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Maxime recorded 1,098 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #4729 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #4,832 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,729 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,098 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxime ranks #4,832 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,729 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,098 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxime's 1,098 recorded births place it above 89.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maxime compares
1,098 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Maxime's all-time total is 198% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxime | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,098 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxime's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maxime's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maxime popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Maxime popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1988 (Maxime as girls' name)
Maxime by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (331 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Maxime's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Maxime births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
331 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 331 births (30% of all-time use).
How Maxime 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 Maxime's total volume
Maxime by state
Where Maxime concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 153 | 13.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 134 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 34 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
153 of 1,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maxime's data
- Maxime's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (331 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maximes (153 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 Maxime: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Maxime 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.