Girls' name · since 1884
Maxine
Maxine has 115,612 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 115,612
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maxine is the #496 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 115,612 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxine has been recorded 115,612 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #496 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #496 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 115,612 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxine ranks #334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 115,612 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #496 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 115,612
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maxine's 115,612 recorded births place it above 99.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Maxine compares
115,612 Top 2% higher than 98% of 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
Maxine's all-time total is 307x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 115,612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,659 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maxine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxine splits its recorded history at 1956: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 3,659 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 3,659
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Maxine popularity over time - boys
377 total births recorded since 1912 (Maxine as boys' name)
Maxine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33,743 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Maxine's strongest decade.
33,743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Maxine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 173
1890s
173 births
- 1900s 1,409
1900s
1,409 births
- 1910s
1910s
17,800 births
- 1920s
1920s
33,743 births
- 1930s
1930s
20,476 births
- 1940s
1940s
16,070 births
- 1950s 9,742
1950s
9,742 births
- 1960s 4,309
1960s
4,309 births
- 1970s 1,541
1970s
1,541 births
- 1980s 1,357
1980s
1,357 births
- 1990s 1,885
1990s
1,885 births
- 2000s 1,570
2000s
1,570 births
- 2010s 2,470
2010s
2,470 births
- 2020s 3,046
2020s
3,046 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33,743 births (29% of all-time use).
How Maxine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maxine's total volume
Maxine by state
Where Maxine concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6,038 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5,754 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5,657 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5,506 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5,481 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5,215 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 4,837 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 4,712 | 4.1% |
6,038 of 115,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Maxine appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maxine's data
- Maxine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33,743 total births); usage has since declined to 3,046 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Maxines (6,038 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Maxine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Maxine 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.