Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Max

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Max
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

3,958

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

46.4%

2024

2,120

All-time

165,413

Max is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 3,958 boys were named Max.

In 2024, only 2,120 boys were given the name.

Down 46.4% from its peak.

All told, about 165,413 Americans have been named Max and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

20093,958 boys named Max

20242,120 boys named Max

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