Maxine
#496 for girls in 2025, 597 births · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #2,844
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1923 · 3,603 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 115,612since 1884
Maxine over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #496 | 597 | — | |
| 2024 | #518 | 595 | — | |
| 2023 | #514 | 591 | — | |
| 2022 | #615 | 483 | — | |
| 2021 | #703 | 410 | — | |
| 2020 | #739 | 370 | — | |
| 2019 | #797 | 347 | — | |
| 2018 | #850 | 319 | — | |
| 2017 | #880 | 311 | — | |
| 2016 | #901 | 309 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,106 | 234 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,195 | 204 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,042 | 238 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,273 | 188 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,427 | 159 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,420 | 161 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,612 | 139 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,597 | 142 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,613 | 138 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,639 | 129 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,500 | 139 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,387 | 150 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,257 | 166 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,135 | 183 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,040 | 206 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,142 | 178 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,174 | 165 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,050 | 187 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,050 | 182 | — | |
| 1996 | #975 | 195 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,017 | 181 | — | |
| 1994 | #919 | 206 | — | |
| 1993 | #943 | 200 | — | |
| 1992 | #975 | 196 | — | |
| 1991 | #950 | 200 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,036 | 173 | — | |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | — | |
| 1988 | #899 | 194 | — | |
| 1987 | #997 | 157 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,142 | 125 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,091 | 133 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,144 | 119 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,183 | 110 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,187 | 115 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,134 | 121 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,197 | 110 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,120 | 120 | — | |
| 1978 | #969 | 143 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,071 | 114 | — | |
| 1975 | #971 | 128 | — | |
| 1974 | #938 | 132 | — | |
| 1973 | #808 | 162 | — | |
| 1972 | #817 | 163 | — | |
| 1971 | #749 | 197 | — | |
| 1970 | #632 | 262 | — | |
| 1969 | #644 | 237 | — | |
| 1968 | #601 | 257 | — | |
| 1967 | #555 | 288 | — | |
| 1966 | #490 | 366 | — | |
| 1965 | #464 | 424 | — | |
| 1964 | #460 | 446 | — | |
| 1963 | #434 | 499 | — | |
| 1962 | #402 | 572 | — | |
| 1961 | #383 | 628 | — | |
| 1960 | #390 | 592 | — | |
| 1959 | #359 | 698 | — | |
| 1958 | #350 | 687 | — | |
| 1957 | #329 | 773 | — | |
| 1956 | #300 | 892 | — | |
| 1955 | #293 | 870 | — | |
| 1954 | #265 | 989 | — | |
| 1953 | #234 | 1,172 | — | |
| 1952 | #230 | 1,160 | — | |
| 1951 | #218 | 1,247 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #213 | 1,254 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #204 | 1,329 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #181 | 1,522 | — | |
| 1947 | #181 | 1,584 | — | |
| 1946 | #172 | 1,544 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #162 | 1,449 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #153 | 1,603 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #153 | 1,754 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #148 | 1,750 | — | |
| 1941 | #139 | 1,750 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #137 | 1,785 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #137 | 1,774 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #130 | 1,824 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #136 | 1,730 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #127 | 1,828 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #120 | 1,926 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #114 | 2,018 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #109 | 2,061 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #110 | 2,223 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #101 | 2,392 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #93 | 2,700 | #1,889 | 16 |
| 1929 | #85 | 2,994 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #84 | 3,124 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #87 | 3,094 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #85 | 3,150 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #79 | 3,538 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #77 | 3,659 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #76 | 3,603 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #82 | 3,444 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #77 | 3,630 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #81 | 3,507 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #85 | 3,183 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #87 | 3,216 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #93 | 2,647 | — | |
| 1916 | #96 | 2,424 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #98 | 2,110 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #114 | 1,396 | — | |
| 1913 | #119 | 1,073 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #134 | 823 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #152 | 531 | — | |
| 1910 | #171 | 397 | — | |
| 1909 | #179 | 332 | — | |
| 1908 | #228 | 220 | — | |
| 1907 | #222 | 219 | — | |
| 1906 | #247 | 173 | — | |
| 1905 | #285 | 135 | — | |
| 1904 | #358 | 84 | — | |
| 1903 | #380 | 70 | — | |
| 1902 | #395 | 62 | — | |
| 1901 | #435 | 46 | — | |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 | — | |
| 1899 | #507 | 34 | — | |
| 1898 | #581 | 31 | — | |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Maxine! It came in at #793, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Maxine is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#46 · 1 in 154
- Oregon#53 · 1 in 208
- Utah#56 · 1 in 217
- Maine#61 · 1 in 199
- South Dakota#63 · 1 in 255
Best ever in a state: #10 in Iowa, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #46 | 10 | 1 in 154 |
| Oregon | #53 | 26 | 1 in 208 |
| Utah | #56 | 21 | 1 in 217 |
| Maine | #61 | 31 | 1 in 199 |
| Arkansas | #63 | 60 | 1 in 288 |
| South Dakota | #63 | 20 | 1 in 255 |
| Nebraska | #67 | 34 | 1 in 288 |
| Oklahoma | #68 | 64 | 1 in 312 |
| Montana | #69 | 16 | 1 in 244 |
| Kansas | #72 | 41 | 1 in 303 |
| Minnesota | #81 | 57 | 1 in 349 |
| Vermont | #84 | 8 | 1 in 304 |
| Idaho | #85 | 12 | 1 in 314 |
| West Virginia | #86 | 49 | 1 in 375 |
| Iowa | #87 | 46 | 1 in 404 |
| New Hampshire | #90 | 9 | 1 in 323 |
| District of Columbia | #91 | 11 | 1 in 403 |
| Wisconsin | #91 | 51 | 1 in 446 |
| Washington | #93 | 26 | 1 in 362 |
| Kentucky | #99 | 59 | 1 in 436 |
| Michigan | #100 | 87 | 1 in 446 |
| Indiana | #101 | 44 | 1 in 527 |
| North Dakota | #102 | 15 | 1 in 373 |
| Colorado | #105 | 20 | 1 in 396 |
| Virginia | #110 | 48 | 1 in 474 |
| Missouri | #112 | 51 | 1 in 506 |
| Ohio | #114 | 89 | 1 in 527 |
| Texas | #122 | 104 | 1 in 528 |
| California | #125 | 62 | 1 in 594 |
| North Carolina | #125 | 70 | 1 in 509 |
| Louisiana | #126 | 40 | 1 in 512 |
| Pennsylvania | #130 | 92 | 1 in 772 |
| Illinois | #134 | 72 | 1 in 702 |
| Tennessee | #135 | 43 | 1 in 614 |
| Maryland | #136 | 16 | 1 in 695 |
| Mississippi | #139 | 36 | 1 in 591 |
| Alabama | #140 | 48 | 1 in 591 |
| Hawaii | #142 | 5 | 1 in 564 |
| Georgia | #145 | 46 | 1 in 638 |
| New York | #150 | 97 | 1 in 844 |
| Florida | #166 | 18 | 1 in 699 |
| Arizona | #174 | 6 | 1 in 665 |
| Massachusetts | #174 | 16 | 1 in 1,702 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 15 | 1 in 1,567 |
| South Carolina | #196 | 20 | 1 in 998 |
| New Mexico | #198 | 6 | 1 in 810 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Maxine
- 22 spots since 2024 (#518 → #496)
- 243 spots since 2020 (#739 → #496)
- 610 spots since 2015 (#1,106 → #496)
- Biggest jump: 372 spots in 1893 (#1,085 → #713)
- Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1891 (#825 → #1,093)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1923 at #76 (3,603 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1915–1930
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1893–1975
- Highest: 1 in 335 girls born in 1923 were named Maxine (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,692 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 29.2% of all girls named Maxine (33,743) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #793 (1884) | #917 |
| 1890s | 173 | #507 (1899) | #805 |
| 1900s | 1,409 | #179 (1909) | #313 |
| 1910s | 17,800 | #85 (1919) | #115 |
| 1920s | 33,743 | #76 (1923) | #81 |
| 1930s | 20,476 | #93 (1930) | #118 |
| 1940s | 16,070 | #137 (1940) | #163 |
| 1950s | 9,742 | #213 (1950) | #279 |
| 1960s | 4,309 | #383 (1961) | #482 |
| 1970s | 1,541 | #632 (1970) | #915 |
| 1980s | 1,357 | #899 (1988) | #1,097 |
| 1990s | 1,885 | #919 (1994) | #1,009 |
| 2000s | 1,570 | #1,040 (2001) | #1,392 |
| 2010s | 2,470 | #797 (2019) | #1,089 |
| 2020s | 3,046 | #496 (2025) | #598 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Maxine in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 569 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 86,434 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 48.9% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,964Wilhelm13
- #1,964Wilma13
- #1,964Yvonne13
- #2,062Maxine12
- #2,062Ace12
- #2,062Alfonse12
- #2,062Almond12
- #2,184Acy11
- #2,184Adrien11
- #2,184Adron11
Tied with 121 names at #2,062; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.