Is Maxine a boy or girl name?
Maxine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 591 girls and 0 boys were named Maxine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 115,387 US babies named Maxine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #520
- Babies named Maxine since 1884
- 115,387
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 3,672 babies
Boys and girls named Maxine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 173 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,409 | 100% |
| 1910s | 54 | 17,800 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 129 | 33,743 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 120 | 20,477 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 61 | 16,070 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 13 | 9,741 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,309 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,541 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,357 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,885 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,570 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,470 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,444 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 591 | #520 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 590 | #514 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 483 | #615 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 410 | #703 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 370 | #742 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 347 | #798 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 319 | #851 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 311 | #880 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 309 | #901 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,108 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,043 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,430 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,423 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,617 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,602 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,619 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,648 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,504 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,392 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,140 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,043 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,052 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 195 | #978 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,019 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 206 | #920 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 200 | #948 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 196 | #977 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 200 | #950 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,041 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,001 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 194 | #899 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,001 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,145 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,093 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,148 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,186 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,190 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,136 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,201 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,123 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 143 | #973 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,084 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,076 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 128 | #972 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 132 | #943 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 162 | #812 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 163 | #817 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 197 | #749 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 262 | #632 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 237 | #647 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 257 | #601 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 288 | #555 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 366 | #490 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 424 | #464 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 446 | #460 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 499 | #434 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 572 | #402 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 628 | #383 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 592 | #390 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 698 | #359 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 687 | #351 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 773 | #329 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 892 | #300 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 870 | #294 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 989 | #265 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,172 | #234 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,160 | #230 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,988 | 1,247 | #218 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,016 | 1,253 | #213 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,573 | 1,329 | #204 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,522 | #181 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,584 | #181 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,402 | 1,544 | #172 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,619 | 1,449 | #162 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,271 | 1,603 | #153 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,246 | 1,754 | #153 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 1,750 | #148 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,436 | 1,750 | #139 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,269 | 1,785 | #137 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,251 | 1,774 | #137 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,146 | 1,824 | #130 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,060 | 1,730 | #136 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,140 | 1,828 | #127 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,894 | 1,926 | #120 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,212 | 2,018 | #114 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,665 | 2,061 | #110 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,414 | 2,223 | #110 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,804 | 2,392 | #101 |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,937 | 2,701 | #93 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,548 | 2,994 | #85 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,681 | 3,124 | #84 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,674 | 3,094 | #87 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,157 | 3,150 | #85 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,149 | 3,538 | #79 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,429 | 3,659 | #77 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,718 | 3,603 | #76 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,746 | 3,444 | #82 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,332 | 3,630 | #77 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,711 | 3,507 | #81 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,611 | 3,183 | #85 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,818 | 3,216 | #87 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,647 | #93 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,351 | 2,424 | #96 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,752 | 2,110 | #98 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,396 | #114 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,107 | 1,073 | #119 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,179 | 823 | #134 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 531 | #152 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 397 | #171 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 332 | #179 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 220 | #228 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 219 | #222 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 173 | #247 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 135 | #286 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 84 | #359 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 70 | #380 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 62 | #396 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 46 | #437 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 68 | #404 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 34 | #513 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 31 | #584 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 26 | #610 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 14 | #890 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #964 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #887 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #733 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,145 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,170 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #859 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,102 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,005 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #831 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maxine reached #1,681 in 1928. As a girl name, it reached #76 in 1923. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maxine
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.