Boys' name · since 1980
Maxx
Maxx has 4,078 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,078
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,078 babies have been named Maxx since 1980, making it today's #1762 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxx has been recorded 4,078 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #1762 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #2,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,078 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maxx ranks #2,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,078 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,078
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maxx's 4,078 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maxx compares
4,078 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Maxx's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maxx | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,078 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 210 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maxx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maxx splits its recorded history at 2004: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 210 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maxx popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 210
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Maxx popularity over time - girls
111 total births recorded since 1980 (Maxx as girls' name)
Maxx by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,644 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Maxx's strongest decade.
1,644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Maxx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 210
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
682 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,046 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,644 births
- 2020s 496
2020s
496 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,644 births (40% of all-time use).
How Maxx 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 Maxx's total volume
Maxx by state
Where Maxx concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 614 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 278 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 218 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 172 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 140 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 137 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 116 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 81 | 2.0% |
614 of 4,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Maxx appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maxx's data
- Maxx's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,644 total births); usage has since declined to 496 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maxxs (614 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maxx
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maxx: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Maxx 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.