Recorded 1998–2021 Boys' name Peak 2006 91 births

Maximum — boys' name

91 babies named Maximum in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

91 boys have been named Maximum since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

91
total births
1998–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Maximum was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maximum in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maximum

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Maximum between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maximum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maximum performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maximum shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maximum 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 91 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.

Maximum at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

91

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Maximum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Maximum by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 38% of Maximum's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maximum?
91 babies have been named Maximum since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Maximum most popular?
Maximum was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Maximum been used?
Maximum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Maximum?
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.

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, 1998–2021 (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.