Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Maxwell name popularity since 1925
107,204 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maxwell (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Maxwell is about 19 years old in 2026. Maxwell peaked in 2014 as the #107 name for boys, and it ranked #189 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 107,204
- Named Maxwell, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #189
- for boys in 2025 (1,924 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 727 girls · 106,477 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Maxwell made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maxwell births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Maxwell both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Maxwell became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 9,550 baby boys to 1 in 1,830.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Maxwell's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maxwell.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maxwell in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 546 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 737 | #700 |
| 1940s | 0 | 641 | #874 |
| 1950s | 0 | 723 | #768 |
| 1960s | 0 | 632 | #923 |
| 1970s | 0 | 967 | #826 |
| 1980s | 24 | 5,808 | #383 |
| 1990s | 46 | 20,909 | #178 |
| 2000s | 59 | 30,049 | #140 |
| 2010s | 356 | 32,449 | #113 |
| 2020–25 | 242 | 13,016 | #189 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.7% of babies named Maxwell from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Maxwell is most popular
The index compares Maxwell'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 Maxwell.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.20× | 1,949 |
| Minnesota | 2.19× | 4,163 |
| New Hampshire | 2.12× | 696 |
| Wisconsin | 1.77× | 3,635 |
| Washington | 1.74× | 3,038 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maxwell's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maxwell.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maxwell (2014).
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