Data through 2025

Max name popularity in the United States

Max ranked #180 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 2,025 boys named Max.

Rank#180

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded2,025

SSA

Peak year2009

3,958 recorded

Five-year change-18.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Max for boys and girls

Girls

41

2.0% in 2025 · data from 1912 to 2025

Boys

2,025

98.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Max in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,025#180
2025girls41#3645
2024boys2,126#175
2024girls45#3459
2023boys2,205#163
2023girls73#2442
2022boys2,389#157
2022girls52#3123
2021boys2,410#160
2021girls53#3069
2020boys2,486#147
2020girls71#2441
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,025#180
2025girls41#3645
2024boys2,126#175
2024girls45#3459
2023boys2,205#163
2023girls73#2442
2022boys2,389#157
2022girls52#3123
2021boys2,410#160
2021girls53#3069
2020boys2,486#147
2020girls71#2441
2019boys2,755#137
2019girls28#4773
2018boys2,878#136
2018girls56#2928
2017boys3,145#128
2017girls42#3627
2016boys3,423#118
2016girls54#3060
2015boys3,422#117
2015girls23#5653
2014boys3,497#112
2014girls14#8053
2013boys3,520#111
2013girls19#6462
2012boys3,697#105
2012girls15#7804
2011boys3,956#96
2011girls8#12153
2010boys3,848#98
2010girls8#12276
2009boys3,958#104
2009girls11#9975
2008boys3,372#126
2008girls7#13832
2007boys2,882#141
2007girls9#11630
2006boys2,643#160
2006girls12#9286
2005boys2,494#165
2005girls7#13010
2004boys2,481#164
2004girls13#8259
2003boys2,460#162
2003girls5#15784
2002boys2,319#166
2002girls9#10246
2001boys2,404#159
2001girls9#10102
2000boys2,355#164
2000girls8#10745
1999boys2,297#161
1998boys2,158#159
1998girls7#11138
1997boys1,698#194
1997girls7#10836
1996boys1,489#208
1996girls10#8132
1995boys1,565#195
1995girls12#7041
1994boys1,624#191
1994girls7#10569
1993boys1,888#169
1993girls9#8719
1992boys1,877#170
1992girls10#8065
1991boys1,829#175
1991girls13#6588
1990boys1,791#171
1989boys1,606#185
1989girls11#6955
1988boys1,386#197
1988girls17#4840
1987boys1,452#188
1987girls7#8778
1986boys923#243
1986girls7#8523
1985boys762#274
1985girls8#7563
1984boys632#308
1983boys531#342
1983girls5#10275
1982boys462#375
1981boys501#351
1980boys486#362
1979boys457#375
1978boys414#382
1978girls6#8562
1977boys403#392
1976boys410#381
1976girls5#9284
1975boys415#381
1974boys413#381
1973boys434#368
1972boys390#396
1971boys409#402
1970boys486#368
1969boys375#410
1968boys414#382
1967boys395#377
1966boys448#355
1965boys422#376
1965girls5#6539
1964boys525#343
1963boys549#335
1962boys573#328
1962girls7#5293
1961boys653#304
1960boys669#297
1959boys691#299
1959girls6#5566
1958boys736#283
1957boys740#279
1957girls6#5377
1956boys748#265
1955boys724#255
1954boys743#259
1954girls5#5753
1953boys725#257
1953girls5#5673
1952boys763#244
1952girls7#4483
1951boys805#238
1951girls6#4833
1950boys755#240
1949boys761#234
1948boys743#236
1947boys869#218
1947girls5#5295
1946boys841#204
1945boys803#189
1945girls7#3676
1944boys780#194
1943boys875#186
1943girls5#4691
1942boys971#170
1942girls6#4124
1941boys931#169
1940boys952#165
1939boys979#162
1938boys1,164#140
1938girls7#3450
1937boys1,106#141
1936boys1,248#129
1935boys1,283#128
1935girls10#2731
1934boys1,335#126
1934girls8#3159
1933boys1,124#140
1933girls12#2404
1932boys1,154#143
1932girls11#2644
1931boys1,183#140
1931girls10#2750
1930boys1,181#143
1930girls8#3345
1929boys1,336#128
1929girls13#2437
1928boys1,405#125
1928girls12#2623
1927boys1,227#142
1927girls12#2699
1926boys1,254#137
1926girls10#3046
1925boys1,385#128
1925girls10#3116
1924boys1,397#126
1924girls7#4002
1923boys1,440#122
1923girls13#2587
1922boys1,518#117
1922girls14#2479
1921boys1,558#112
1921girls12#2762
1920boys1,561#112
1920girls10#3097
1919boys1,458#110
1919girls11#2813
1918boys1,536#106
1918girls8#3512
1917boys1,511#104
1917girls7#3713
1916boys1,493#105
1915boys1,434#102
1914boys1,159#99
1914girls6#3188
1913boys897#101
1912boys734#101
1912girls5#2979
1911boys360#106
1910boys277#114
1909boys228#122
1908boys218#119
1907boys197#122
1906boys156#132
1905boys140#149
1904boys134#145
1903boys110#159
1902boys133#142
1901boys110#146
1900boys141#149
1899boys127#125
1898boys132#136
1897boys122#133
1896boys145#120
1895boys95#165
1894boys99#155
1893boys107#139
1892boys95#166
1891boys91#145
1890boys99#143
1889boys83#160
1888boys118#132
1887boys73#174
1886boys73#182
1885boys71#183
1884boys80#176
1883boys75#163
1882boys74#182
1881boys66#175
1880boys52#225

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Max’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-40.8%
Change since peak-48.8%