US rank #3048 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,422 births

Maxon — #3048 US boys' name

1,422 babies named Maxon in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s51980s51990s202000s2302010s8512020s296
#3048
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Maxon was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

107 babies were named Maxon in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maxon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,422 babies named Maxon between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxon currently holds the #3048 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 851 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Maxon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 161 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maxon in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxon 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 1,422 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.

Maxon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,422

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2018

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,048

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maxon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
107
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Maxon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
851 births that decade — 60% of Maxon's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s51980s51990s202000s2302010s8512020s296

Maxon by state

Where Maxon concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maxon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
161 11.3%
#2 Texas
69 4.9%
#3 New York
41 2.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
28 2.0%
#5 Missouri
27 1.9%
#6 Florida
26 1.8%
#7 Ohio
21 1.5%
#8 North Carolina
15 1.1%
California share of Maxon's total US births 11.3%
Even split

161 of 1,422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Maxon appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maxon?
1,422 babies have been named Maxon since 1916. It currently ranks #3048 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 107 births.
When was Maxon most popular?
Maxon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 851 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Maxon most popular?
The top states for the name Maxon are California (161 births), Texas (69 births), New York (41 births).
How long has the name Maxon been used?
Maxon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maxon?
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, 1916–2024 (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.