Girls' name · peaked in 1923
Maxine name popularity since 1925
78,629 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maxine. Half of them were born in 1941 or earlier, so the typical Maxine is about 85 years old in 2026. Maxine peaked in 1923 as the #76 name for girls, and it ranked #497 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 78,629
- Named Maxine, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1923
- #76 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #497
- for girls in 2025 (597 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 78,366 girls · 263 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 2.72× its national share
Peak year is the year Maxine made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maxine births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Maxine peaked earlier, in 1923.
- Steepest fall: Between 1966 and 1971, Maxine's share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 4,620 to 1 in 8,450.
- Fastest rise: Between 2018 and 2023, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 5,330 baby girls to 1 in 2,720.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maxine's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maxine.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maxine in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 15,900 | 69 | – |
| 1930s | 20,476 | 120 | #120 |
| 1940s | 16,070 | 61 | #162 |
| 1950s | 9,742 | 13 | #294 |
| 1960s | 4,309 | 0 | #464 |
| 1970s | 1,541 | 0 | #972 |
| 1980s | 1,357 | 0 | #1,093 |
| 1990s | 1,885 | 0 | #1,019 |
| 2000s | 1,570 | 0 | #1,504 |
| 2010s | 2,470 | 0 | #1,108 |
| 2020–25 | 3,046 | 0 | #497 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.9% of babies named Maxine from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Maxine is most popular
The index compares Maxine's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maxine.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2.72× | 2,110 |
| South Dakota | 2.68× | 644 |
| West Virginia | 2.61× | 1,733 |
| Nebraska | 2.27× | 1,198 |
| Mississippi | 2.26× | 2,066 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maxine's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maxine.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maxine (1923).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data