Is Maxwell a boy or girl name?
Maxwell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 2,021 boys were named Maxwell, so 1.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 107,524 US babies named Maxwell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #182
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,831
- Babies named Maxwell since 1880
- 107,524
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 3,773 babies
Boys and girls named Maxwell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,210 | 8 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 1,158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 737 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 642 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 723 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 632 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 968 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5,808 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 20,909 | 46 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 30,049 | 59 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 32,446 | 356 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 11,089 | 227 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,021 | #182 | 28 | #4,831 |
| 2023 | 1,992 | #182 | 44 | #3,558 |
| 2022 | 2,183 | #173 | 52 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 2,380 | #162 | 49 | #3,279 |
| 2020 | 2,513 | #146 | 54 | #2,991 |
| 2019 | 2,637 | #147 | 56 | #2,950 |
| 2018 | 2,906 | #134 | 61 | #2,802 |
| 2017 | 3,081 | #133 | 66 | #2,649 |
| 2016 | 3,584 | #111 | 60 | #2,851 |
| 2015 | 3,553 | #113 | 40 | #3,823 |
| 2014 | 3,739 | #107 | 34 | #4,329 |
| 2013 | 3,643 | #108 | 26 | #5,253 |
| 2012 | 3,233 | #114 | 8 | #13,023 |
| 2011 | 3,055 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,015 | #133 | 5 | #18,872 |
| 2009 | 3,080 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3,058 | #134 | 5 | #19,460 |
| 2007 | 2,713 | #153 | 6 | #16,856 |
| 2006 | 2,792 | #149 | 5 | #19,047 |
| 2005 | 2,810 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,927 | #136 | 15 | #7,692 |
| 2003 | 3,086 | #132 | 8 | #12,008 |
| 2002 | 3,036 | #129 | 6 | #14,781 |
| 2001 | 3,183 | #124 | 7 | #12,965 |
| 2000 | 3,364 | #113 | 7 | #12,657 |
| 1999 | 3,338 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2,791 | #136 | 8 | #10,767 |
| 1997 | 2,317 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,901 | #177 | 5 | #14,982 |
| 1995 | 1,837 | #178 | 5 | #14,908 |
| 1994 | 1,719 | #182 | 8 | #10,179 |
| 1993 | 1,781 | #182 | 8 | #10,212 |
| 1992 | 1,876 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,724 | #188 | 5 | #14,553 |
| 1990 | 1,625 | #189 | 7 | #10,952 |
| 1989 | 1,400 | #205 | 5 | #13,743 |
| 1988 | 1,208 | #217 | 11 | #6,947 |
| 1987 | 1,017 | #231 | 8 | #8,470 |
| 1986 | 608 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 467 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 299 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 220 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 191 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 209 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 189 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 150 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 117 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 122 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 96 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 102 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 86 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 94 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 74 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 71 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 79 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 71 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 57 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 64 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 65 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 61 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 64 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 58 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 81 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 59 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 66 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 82 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 90 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 78 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 66 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 73 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 65 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 63 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 60 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 59 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 66 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 82 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 52 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 69 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 66 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 64 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 65 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 59 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 69 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 74 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 53 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 59 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 75 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 68 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 68 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 89 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 84 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 98 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 127 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 116 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 103 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 87 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 113 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 117 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 124 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 142 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 109 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 120 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 134 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 150 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 147 | #471 | 8 | #3,591 |
| 1916 | 147 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 176 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 132 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 121 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 113 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 49 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 41 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 29 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 22 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 29 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 23 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 18 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 21 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 16 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #668 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maxwell reached #106 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #2,649 in 2017. 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 Maxwell
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.