Max Name Popularity

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How popular is Max?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Max, ranked the 136th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Max has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #96 in 2011.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2009 with 3,955 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Max was 52 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1903-1915, 1931-1934, 1981-1990, 1996-1999, and 2004-2009 the name Max took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Max's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Max lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Max?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Max is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Max (Girl)		Max (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		56	2,938	2,857	136
2017		42	3,657	3,134	128
2016		54	3,079	3,416	118
2015		23	5,763	3,414	118
2014		14	8,338	3,493	112
2013		19	6,626	3,517	111
2012		15	8,045	3,695	105
2011		8	12,948	3,953	96
2010		8	13,049	3,848	98
2009		10	11,202	3,955	104
2008		6	16,765	3,370	126
2007		8	13,470	2,880	141
2006		12	9,691	2,642	160
2005		7	13,966	2,495	165
2004		13	8,561	2,481	164
2003		5	17,420	2,459	162
2002		9	10,784	2,319	165
2001		9	10,703	2,403	159
2000		8	11,418	2,355	164
1999		< 5	--	2,298	161
1998		7	11,950	2,156	159
1997		7	11,625	1,698	194
1996		10	8,598	1,486	208
1995		12	7,358	1,565	195
1994		7	11,320	1,624	191
1993		9	9,232	1,886	169
1992		10	8,499	1,876	170
1991		13	6,843	1,827	175
1990		< 5	--	1,791	171
1989		11	7,276	1,605	185
1988		17	4,985	1,384	198
1987		7	9,428	1,453	188
1986		7	9,180	922	243
1985		8	8,027	760	275
1984		< 5	--	633	308
1983		5	11,326	531	342
1982		< 5	--	463	375
1981		< 5	--	502	351
1980		< 5	--	484	364
1979		< 5	--	460	375
1978		6	9,276	412	385
1977		< 5	--	403	392
1976		5	10,254	410	381
1975		< 5	--	415	382
1974		< 5	--	413	381
1973		< 5	--	435	368
1972		< 5	--	392	396
1971		< 5	--	408	402
1970		< 5	--	487	368
1969		< 5	--	376	411
1968		< 5	--	414	382
1967		< 5	--	396	377
1966		< 5	--	448	355
1965		5	7,168	422	377
1964		< 5	--	525	343
1963		< 5	--	549	335
1962		7	5,649	573	328
1961		< 5	--	649	304
1960		< 5	--	669	298
1959		6	6,012	689	299
1958		< 5	--	738	282
1957		6	5,848	739	279
1956		< 5	--	747	266
1955		< 5	--	723	256
1954		5	6,316	743	260
1953		5	6,236	725	258
1952		7	4,783	762	244
1951		6	5,223	806	238
1950		< 5	--	755	241
1949		< 5	--	761	235
1948		< 5	--	743	236
1947		5	5,838	869	218
1946		< 5	--	841	204
1945		7	3,905	802	189
1944		< 5	--	779	194
1943		5	5,126	875	186
1942		7	3,996	971	170
1941		< 5	--	931	169
1940		< 5	--	951	165
1939		< 5	--	979	162
1938		7	3,726	1,163	140
1937		< 5	--	1,106	141
1936		< 5	--	1,249	129
1935		10	2,864	1,283	128
1934		8	3,363	1,333	126
1933		12	2,498	1,125	140
1932		11	2,773	1,153	143
1931		10	2,910	1,183	140
1930		8	3,553	1,182	143
1929		13	2,532	1,336	128
1928		12	2,719	1,403	126
1927		12	2,802	1,229	142
1926		10	3,197	1,253	137
1925		10	3,282	1,386	128
1924		7	4,302	1,396	127
1923		13	2,680	1,441	122
1922		14	2,561	1,518	117
1921		12	2,882	1,557	112
1920		10	3,268	1,562	112
1919		11	2,936	1,458	110
1918		8	3,743	1,536	106
1917		7	3,971	1,511	104
1916		< 5	--	1,493	105
1915		< 5	--	1,434	102
1914		6	3,476	1,159	99
1913		< 5	--	897	101
1912		5	3,280	734	101
1911		< 5	--	360	106
1910		< 5	--	277	115
1909		< 5	--	228	122
1908		< 5	--	218	119
1907		< 5	--	197	122
1906		< 5	--	156	133
1905		< 5	--	140	149
1904		< 5	--	134	145
1903		< 5	--	110	161
1902		< 5	--	133	142
1901		< 5	--	110	148
1900		< 5	--	141	149
1899		< 5	--	127	126
1898		< 5	--	132	136
1897		< 5	--	122	133
1896		< 5	--	145	120
1895		< 5	--	95	165
1894		< 5	--	99	156
1893		< 5	--	107	141
1892		< 5	--	95	167
1891		< 5	--	91	145
1890		< 5	--	99	144
1889		< 5	--	83	163
1888		< 5	--	118	132
1887		< 5	--	73	174
1886		< 5	--	73	184
1885		< 5	--	71	185
1884		< 5	--	80	177
1883		< 5	--	75	163
1882		< 5	--	74	182
1881		< 5	--	66	177
1880		< 5	--	52	230

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.