Max

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Max is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 166,491 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 165,413 as boys and 1,078 as girls. Max gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2009 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #451 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,165
2023 2,274
2022 2,440
2021 2,463
2020 2,555
2019 2,780
2018 2,933
2017 3,187
2016 3,477
2015 3,442
2014 3,511
2013 3,539
2012 3,711
2011 3,964
2010 3,856
2009 3,969
2008 3,379
2007 2,891
2006 2,655
2005 2,501
2004 2,494
2003 2,465
2002 2,328
2001 2,413
2000 2,363
1999 2,298
1998 2,164
1997 1,705
1996 1,498
1995 1,577
1994 1,631
1993 1,896
1992 1,887
1991 1,842
1990 1,791
1989 1,617
1988 1,403
1987 1,460
1986 930
1985 769
1984 632
1983 536
1982 463
1981 501
1980 486
1979 459
1978 420
1977 403
1976 415
1975 415
1974 413
1973 434
1972 390
1971 409
1970 486
1969 375
1968 414
1967 395
1966 448
1965 427
1964 525
1963 549
1962 580
1961 652
1960 670
1959 697
1958 736
1957 746
1956 748
1955 724
1954 748
1953 730
1952 770
1951 811
1950 755
1949 761
1948 743
1947 874
1946 841
1945 810
1944 780
1943 880
1942 977
1941 931
1940 952
1939 979
1938 1,171
1937 1,106
1936 1,248
1935 1,293
1934 1,343
1933 1,136
1932 1,165
1931 1,193
1930 1,189
1929 1,349
1928 1,417
1927 1,239
1926 1,264
1925 1,395
1924 1,404
1923 1,453
1922 1,532
1921 1,570
1920 1,571
1919 1,469
1918 1,544
1917 1,518
1916 1,493
1915 1,434
1914 1,165
1913 897
1912 739
1911 360
1910 277
1909 228
1908 218
1907 197
1906 156
1905 140
1904 134
1903 110
1902 133
1901 110
1900 141
1899 127
1898 132
1897 122
1896 145
1895 95
1894 99
1893 107
1892 95
1891 91
1890 99
1889 83
1888 118
1887 73
1886 73
1885 71
1884 80
1883 75
1882 74
1881 66
1880 52