Maxine
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning greatest; feminine form of Maximus.
Babies a year
309
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#497
up from #520
UK popularity
#1719
17 babies
How Maxine has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #901 |
| 2017 | #880 |
| 2018 | #851 |
| 2019 | #796 |
| 2020 | #740 |
| 2021 | #703 |
| 2022 | #614 |
| 2023 | #513 |
| 2024 | #520 |
| 2025 | #497 |
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Maxine. In the US, 309 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,659 in 1924.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Maxine was most common in 1920, when it went to 0.28% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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