Boys' name · since 1916
Maxson
Maxson has 1,056 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,056
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,056 babies have been named Maxson since 1916, making it today's #3770 boys' name.
Maxson has 1,056 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3770 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #4,958 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,770 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,056 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxson ranks #4,958 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,770 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,056 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,770 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,056
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxson's 1,056 recorded births place it above 89.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maxson compares
1,056 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Maxson's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,056 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxson splits its recorded history at 2010: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Maxson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (608 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Maxson's strongest decade.
608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Maxson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
608 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 608 births (58% of all-time use).
How Maxson 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 Maxson's total volume
Maxson by state
Where Maxson concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
151 of 1,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Maxson appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maxson's data
- Maxson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (608 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maxsons (151 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Maxson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Maxson 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.