Maxwell

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Maxwell is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 107,524 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 106,804 as boys and 720 as girls. Maxwell gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2014 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #648 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,049
2023 2,036
2022 2,235
2021 2,429
2020 2,567
2019 2,693
2018 2,967
2017 3,147
2016 3,644
2015 3,593
2014 3,773
2013 3,669
2012 3,241
2011 3,055
2010 3,020
2009 3,080
2008 3,063
2007 2,719
2006 2,797
2005 2,810
2004 2,942
2003 3,094
2002 3,042
2001 3,190
2000 3,371
1999 3,338
1998 2,799
1997 2,317
1996 1,906
1995 1,842
1994 1,727
1993 1,789
1992 1,876
1991 1,729
1990 1,632
1989 1,405
1988 1,219
1987 1,025
1986 608
1985 467
1984 299
1983 220
1982 191
1981 209
1980 189
1979 150
1978 117
1977 122
1976 96
1975 102
1974 86
1973 94
1972 74
1971 56
1970 71
1969 79
1968 71
1967 57
1966 64
1965 65
1964 61
1963 64
1962 58
1961 54
1960 59
1959 81
1958 59
1957 66
1956 82
1955 90
1954 78
1953 66
1952 73
1951 65
1950 63
1949 60
1948 59
1947 66
1946 82
1945 52
1944 69
1943 66
1942 64
1941 65
1940 59
1939 69
1938 74
1937 53
1936 59
1935 75
1934 68
1933 68
1932 89
1931 84
1930 98
1929 127
1928 116
1927 103
1926 87
1925 113
1924 117
1923 124
1922 142
1921 109
1920 120
1919 134
1918 150
1917 155
1916 147
1915 176
1914 132
1913 121
1912 113
1911 49
1910 41
1909 29
1908 27
1907 22
1906 29
1905 23
1904 17
1903 17
1902 26
1901 18
1900 22
1899 12
1898 16
1897 21
1896 16
1895 13
1894 8
1893 13
1892 10
1891 7
1890 15
1889 11
1888 7
1887 7
1886 6
1885 8
1884 8
1883 10
1882 6
1880 9