Maxwell
4 countries#189 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Maxwell was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
109,467 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #189 · peaked in 2014 with 3,773 births
Most common in: California, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
707 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #269 · peaked in 2012 with 39 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
245 births recorded 1983–2022 · currently #2453 · peaked in 2019 with 20 births
Most common in: Paris, Val-de-Marne, Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
56 births recorded 2001–2022 · peaked in 2013 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Maxwell’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #149 | — |
| 2007 | #153 | ↓4 |
| 2008 | #134 | ↑19 |
| 2009 | #132 | ↑2 |
| 2010 | #133 | ↓1 |
| 2011 | #132 | ↑1 |
| 2012 | #113 | ↑19 |
| 2013 | #108 | ↑5 |
| 2014 | #107 | ↑1 |
| 2015 | #113 | ↓6 |
| 2016 | #111 | ↑2 |
| 2017 | #133 | ↓22 |
| 2018 | #134 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #147 | ↓13 |
| 2020 | #146 | ↑1 |
| 2021 | #162 | ↓16 |
| 2022 | #173 | ↓11 |
| 2023 | #182 | ↓9 |
| 2024 | #182 | — |
| 2025 | #189 | ↓7 |
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