Maxx — #1712 US boys' name
3,982 babies named Maxx in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Maxx was born in this single decade.
210 babies were named Maxx in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Maxx
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,982 babies named Maxx between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maxx currently holds the #1712 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 210 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Maxx performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,641 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maxx shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 591 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maxx in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Maxx 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 3,982 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.
Maxx at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Maxx popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980
- Peak year (2009)
- 210
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #1712 among boys.
3,982 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 210 births in a single year.
Maxx popularity over time — girls
105 total births recorded since 1980 (Maxx as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Maxx accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Maxx by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,641 births that decade — 41% of Maxx's all-time total
Maxx decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,641 births
- Runner-up 1,046 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Maxx's strongest decade
1,641 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Maxx by state
Where Maxx concentrates geographically — total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 591 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 278 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 212 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 165 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 140 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 137 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 116 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 81 | 2.0% |
591 of 3,982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.8% of nationwide
- Texas 7.0% of nationwide
- New York 5.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Maxx appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1980–2024 (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.