Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Maxwell

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

3,739

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

45.9%

2024

2,021

All-time

106,804

Maxwell 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 2014, when 3,739 boys were named Maxwell.

In 2024, only 2,021 boys were given the name.

Down 45.9% from its peak.

All told, about 106,804 Americans have been named Maxwell and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

In 2014:3,739 boys named Maxwell

In 2024:2,021 boys named Maxwell

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