Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Maxwell

#297 most common boys' name of all time · #652 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#297
Rank overall
#652 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
109,467
Since 2016
25,711
Peak year
2014 #107
Best rank
#106 1999
Girls Boys peak 3,773/yr
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Maxwell is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 15 1,924 1,939 #189
2024 28 2,024 2,052 #182
2023 44 1,992 2,036 #182
2022 52 2,183 2,235 #173
2021 49 2,380 2,429 #162
2020 54 2,513 2,567 #146
2019 56 2,637 2,693 #147
2018 61 2,907 2,968 #134
2017 66 3,081 3,147 #133
2016 60 3,585 3,645 #111
2015 40 3,553 3,593 #113
2014 34 3,739 3,773 #107
2013 26 3,643 3,669 #108
2012 8 3,233 3,241 #114
2011 — 3,056 3,056 #133
2010 5 3,015 3,020 #133
2009 — 3,080 3,080 #132
2008 5 3,058 3,063 #134
2007 6 2,713 2,719 #153
2006 5 2,792 2,797 #149
2005 — 2,810 2,810 #140
2004 15 2,927 2,942 #136
2003 8 3,086 3,094 #132
2002 6 3,036 3,042 #129
2001 7 3,183 3,190 #124
2000 7 3,364 3,371 #113
1999 — 3,338 3,338 #106
1998 8 2,791 2,799 #136
1997 — 2,317 2,317 #148
1996 5 1,901 1,906 #177
1995 5 1,838 1,843 #178
1994 8 1,719 1,727 #182
1993 8 1,781 1,789 #182
1992 — 1,876 1,876 #171
1991 5 1,724 1,729 #188
1990 7 1,624 1,631 #189
1989 5 1,401 1,406 #205
1988 11 1,208 1,219 #217
1987 8 1,018 1,026 #231
1986 — 608 608 #327
1985 — 467 467 #383
1984 — 299 299 #484
1983 — 220 220 #569
1982 — 190 190 #629
1981 — 208 208 #594
1980 — 189 189 #634
1979 — 150 150 #699
1978 — 117 117 #779
1977 — 122 122 #771
1976 — 95 95 #853
1975 — 102 102 #822
1974 — 86 86 #863
1973 — 94 94 #819
1972 — 74 74 #934
1971 — 56 56 #1,092
1970 — 71 71 #952
1969 — 79 79 #862
1968 — 71 71 #862
1967 — 57 57 #958
1966 — 64 64 #902
1965 — 65 65 #920
1964 — 61 61 #974
1963 — 64 64 #940
1962 — 58 58 #1,009
1961 — 54 54 #1,060
1960 — 59 59 #1,002
1959 — 81 81 #839
1958 — 59 59 #997
1957 — 66 66 #930
1956 — 82 82 #828
1955 — 90 90 #767
1954 — 78 78 #823
1953 — 66 66 #886
1952 — 73 73 #822
1951 — 65 65 #868
1950 — 63 63 #866
1949 — 59 59 #900
1948 — 59 59 #897
1947 — 66 66 #856
1946 — 82 82 #723
1945 — 52 52 #870
1944 — 69 69 #747
1943 — 66 66 #813
1942 — 64 64 #810
1941 — 65 65 #775
1940 — 59 59 #812
1939 — 69 69 #718
1938 — 74 74 #711
1937 — 53 53 #838
1936 — 59 59 #798
1935 — 75 75 #700
1934 — 68 68 #742
1933 — 68 68 #741
1932 — 89 89 #640
1931 — 84 84 #653
1930 — 98 98 #621
1929 — 127 127 #521
1928 — 116 116 #574
1927 — 103 103 #617
1926 — 87 87 #680
1925 — 113 113 #592
1924 — 117 117 #588
1923 — 124 124 #558
1922 — 142 142 #519
1921 — 109 109 #607
1920 — 120 120 #572
1919 — 134 134 #514
1918 — 150 150 #488
1917 8 147 155 #470
1916 — 147 147 #474
1915 — 176 176 #404
1914 — 132 132 #416
1913 — 121 121 #386
1912 — 113 113 #366
1911 — 49 49 #415
1910 — 41 41 #425
1909 — 29 29 #484
1908 — 27 27 #482
1907 — 22 22 #505
1906 — 29 29 #407
1905 — 23 23 #469
1904 — 17 17 #555
1903 — 17 17 #539
1902 — 26 26 #402
1901 — 18 18 #460
1900 — 22 22 #511
1899 — 12 12 #603
1898 — 16 16 #535
1897 — 21 21 #418
1896 — 16 16 #528
1895 — 13 13 #596
1894 — 8 8 #811
1893 — 13 13 #556
1892 — 10 10 #717
1891 — 7 7 #791
1890 — 15 15 #508
1889 — 11 11 #608
1888 — 7 7 #842
1887 — 7 7 #772
1886 — 6 6 #880
1885 — 8 8 #729
1884 — 8 8 #726
1883 — 10 10 #624
1882 — 6 6 #860
1880 — 9 9 #671