Maxwell Name Popularity

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How popular is Maxwell?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Maxwell, ranked the 135th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Maxwell has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #106 in 1999.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2014 with 3,734 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Maxwell was less than 5, most recently in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1894-1897, 1907-1915, 1951-1955, 1970-1973, 1974-1992, 1994-1999, and 2010-2013, the name Maxwell took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931, 1934-1937, and 2016-2017.

Maxwell's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Maxwell for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Maxwell?

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

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

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		Maxwell (Girl)		Maxwell (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		61	2,783	2,876	135
2017		66	2,644	3,069	133
2016		60	2,848	3,578	111
2015		40	3,811	3,548	113
2014		34	4,318	3,734	107
2013		26	5,250	3,640	108
2012		8	13,012	3,230	114
2011		< 5	--	3,052	133
2010		5	18,850	3,015	133
2009		< 5	--	3,079	132
2008		5	19,447	3,057	134
2007		6	16,850	2,713	153
2006		5	19,038	2,792	149
2005		< 5	--	2,809	140
2004		15	7,690	2,927	136
2003		8	12,005	3,086	132
2002		6	14,774	3,036	129
2001		7	12,959	3,183	124
2000		7	12,653	3,364	113
1999		< 5	--	3,338	106
1998		8	10,766	2,791	136
1997		< 5	--	2,317	148
1996		5	14,979	1,901	177
1995		5	14,905	1,837	178
1994		8	10,177	1,720	182
1993		8	10,213	1,781	183
1992		< 5	--	1,874	171
1991		5	14,550	1,723	188
1990		7	10,948	1,625	189
1989		5	13,740	1,400	205
1988		11	6,947	1,207	217
1987		8	8,468	1,015	231
1986		< 5	--	609	327
1985		< 5	--	466	384
1984		< 5	--	298	485
1983		< 5	--	221	568
1982		< 5	--	191	628
1981		< 5	--	209	594
1980		< 5	--	189	635
1979		< 5	--	151	698
1978		< 5	--	117	782
1977		< 5	--	122	774
1976		< 5	--	96	854
1975		< 5	--	101	830
1974		< 5	--	88	855
1973		< 5	--	94	822
1972		< 5	--	74	934
1971		< 5	--	57	1,090
1970		< 5	--	71	954
1969		< 5	--	81	855
1968		< 5	--	72	860
1967		< 5	--	57	964
1966		< 5	--	64	908
1965		< 5	--	65	923
1964		< 5	--	61	977
1963		< 5	--	64	943
1962		< 5	--	59	1,000
1961		< 5	--	54	1,062
1960		< 5	--	59	1,002
1959		< 5	--	81	842
1958		< 5	--	58	1,002
1957		< 5	--	67	926
1956		< 5	--	82	827
1955		< 5	--	90	768
1954		< 5	--	78	824
1953		< 5	--	66	886
1952		< 5	--	73	827
1951		< 5	--	64	877
1950		< 5	--	63	869
1949		< 5	--	60	898
1948		< 5	--	59	896
1947		< 5	--	66	858
1946		< 5	--	82	724
1945		< 5	--	52	874
1944		< 5	--	69	751
1943		< 5	--	66	812
1942		< 5	--	64	811
1941		< 5	--	65	775
1940		< 5	--	59	815
1939		< 5	--	68	729
1938		< 5	--	75	707
1937		< 5	--	53	840
1936		< 5	--	59	804
1935		< 5	--	75	700
1934		< 5	--	68	744
1933		< 5	--	68	742
1932		< 5	--	89	639
1931		< 5	--	84	654
1930		< 5	--	98	624
1929		< 5	--	127	521
1928		< 5	--	116	573
1927		< 5	--	103	617
1926		< 5	--	87	682
1925		< 5	--	113	593
1924		< 5	--	117	588
1923		< 5	--	124	559
1922		< 5	--	142	519
1921		< 5	--	109	605
1920		< 5	--	120	569
1919		< 5	--	134	514
1918		< 5	--	150	488
1917		8	3,591	147	471
1916		< 5	--	147	473
1915		< 5	--	176	404
1914		< 5	--	132	415
1913		< 5	--	121	385
1912		< 5	--	113	366
1911		< 5	--	49	410
1910		< 5	--	41	429
1909		< 5	--	29	481
1908		< 5	--	27	484
1907		< 5	--	22	504
1906		< 5	--	29	405
1905		< 5	--	23	473
1904		< 5	--	17	553
1903		< 5	--	17	542
1902		< 5	--	26	401
1901		< 5	--	18	461
1900		< 5	--	22	503
1899		< 5	--	12	602
1898		< 5	--	16	534
1897		< 5	--	21	419
1896		< 5	--	16	527
1895		< 5	--	13	594
1894		< 5	--	8	835
1893		< 5	--	13	560
1892		< 5	--	10	731
1891		< 5	--	7	816
1890		< 5	--	15	502
1889		< 5	--	11	610
1888		< 5	--	7	885
1887		< 5	--	7	802
1886		< 5	--	6	926
1885		< 5	--	8	742
1884		< 5	--	8	737
1883		< 5	--	10	622
1882		< 5	--	6	912
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	9	668

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.