Maxwell
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning great spring; place name.
Babies a year
3,118
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#189
down from #182
UK popularity
#183
274 babies · up from #184
How Maxwell has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #113 |
| 2016 | #111 |
| 2017 | #132 |
| 2018 | #134 |
| 2019 | #147 |
| 2020 | #146 |
| 2021 | #162 |
| 2022 | #173 |
| 2023 | #183 |
| 2024 | #182 |
| 2025 | #189 |
In 2025, 274 babies in England and Wales were named Maxwell. In the US, 3,118 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Maxwell was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.16% of American babies of that sex.
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