Masculine dossier · first seen 1923

Maxim

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

346

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1923Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

63.9%

2024

125

All-time

6,878

Maxim 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 2012, when 346 boys were named Maxim.

In 2024, only 125 boys were given the name.

Down 63.9% from its peak.

All told, about 6,878 Americans have been named Maxim and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1923.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

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