Maxwel — #12809 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Maxwel

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Maxwel between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxwel currently holds the #12809 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxwel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maxwel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maxwel 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 267 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.