Is Maxim a boy or girl name?
Maxim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Maxim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 6,884 US babies named Maxim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,446
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Maxim since 1923
- 6,884
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 346 babies
Boys and girls named Maxim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 598 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,230 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,898 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 815 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 142 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 197 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 177 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 216 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 240 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 249 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 265 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 301 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 335 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 319 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 346 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 313 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 314 | #730 | 6 | #16,276 |
| 2009 | 319 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 334 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 273 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 236 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 177 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 194 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 204 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 168 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 167 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 158 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,558 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,769 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,855 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,982 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,277 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,533 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,372 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,884 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,888 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,892 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,916 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,829 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,288 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,885 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,595 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,357 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maxim reached #686 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #16,276 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maxim
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.