Trend of the Popularity of Maxwell as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,924 male babies that were named Maxwell in the US, which was 0.11% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Maxwell peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2014 with a count of 3,739 babies, which was 0.20% of the total male babies born in the US in 2014.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Maxwell, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Maxwell.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Maxwell in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Maxwell in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Maxwell from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Maxwell as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	189	0.01
1981	208	0.01
1982	190	0.01
1983	220	0.01
1984	299	0.02
1985	467	0.03
1986	608	0.03
1987	1018	0.06
1988	1208	0.06
1989	1401	0.07
1990	1624	0.08
1991	1724	0.09
1992	1876	0.09
1993	1781	0.09
1994	1719	0.09
1995	1838	0.10
1996	1901	0.10
1997	2317	0.12
1998	2791	0.15
1999	3338	0.17
2000	3364	0.17
2001	3183	0.16
2002	3036	0.16
2003	3086	0.16
2004	2927	0.15
2005	2810	0.14
2006	2792	0.14
2007	2713	0.13
2008	3058	0.15
2009	3080	0.16
2010	3015	0.16
2011	3056	0.16
2012	3233	0.17
2013	3643	0.19
2014	3739	0.20
2015	3553	0.19
2016	3585	0.19
2017	3081	0.17
2018	2907	0.16
2019	2637	0.15
2020	2513	0.15
2021	2380	0.14
2022	2183	0.13
2023	1992	0.12
2024	2024	0.12
2025	1924	0.11