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Maxwell name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maxwell ranks #189 in male records (1,924 reported) and #7,375 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,375 · 15 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 13 female records (28 to 15); rank moved from #4,851 to #7,375.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 34 female records (49 to 15); rank moved from #3,283 to #7,375.
2025 male rank and count
#189 · 1,924 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 100 male records (2,024 to 1,924); rank moved from #182 to #189.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 456 male records (2,380 to 1,924); rank moved from #162 to #189.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,585 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Maxwell becoming more popular?

Maxwell's reported male count decreased by 100 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #182 to #189. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Maxwell in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MaxwellFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,5850201620252016: 60 female records2017: 66 female records2018: 61 female records2019: 56 female records2020: 54 female records2021: 49 female records2022: 52 female records2023: 44 female records2024: 28 female records2025: 15 female records2016: 3,585 male records2017: 3,081 male records2018: 2,907 male records2019: 2,637 male records2020: 2,513 male records2021: 2,380 male records2022: 2,183 male records2023: 1,992 male records2024: 2,024 male records2025: 1,924 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025157,3751,924189
2024284,8512,024182
2023443,5591,992182
2022523,1492,183173
2021493,2832,380162
2020542,9972,513146
2019562,9512,637147
2018612,8032,907134
2017662,6503,081133
2016602,8513,585111

Questions about Maxwell’s popularity

How common is Maxwell in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maxwell ranks #189 in male records (1,924 reported) and #7,375 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Maxwell?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Maxwell only.

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