Maxon
Derived from the Germanic name "Magnus", meaning "greatest" or "powerful".
Name Census estimates that about 1,392 living Americans carry the first name Maxon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Maxon today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maxon births was 2018 (107 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maxon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Maxon with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Maxon is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 246,232 Americans
Peak year
2018
107 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,071
Tracked since 1916
Census
Maxon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,160 people with the first name Maxon, which placed it at #11,186 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,186
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,160 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maxon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maxon is White at 64.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.9%) and Black (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maxon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maxon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.5% · 748
- Hispanic or Latino11.9% · 138
- Black or African American10.8% · 125
- Two or more races7.6% · 88
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 53
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 8
Popularity
Maxon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maxon from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 851 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Maxon remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maxon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maxon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maxons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Maxon, while Washington, New Jersey, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maxon
The given name Maxon is believed to have its origins in the Germanic languages. It is derived from the Old German word "makis," which means "mighty" or "powerful." The name likely emerged during the Middle Ages in regions where Germanic tribes settled, such as present-day Germany, Austria, and parts of northern Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maxon appears in a medieval manuscript from the 11th century, which mentions a nobleman named Maxon von Wittelsbach. This historical figure was a member of the influential Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled over parts of modern-day Germany and Bavaria.
In the 13th century, a renowned scholar and theologian named Maxon of Oxford made significant contributions to the field of philosophy and theology. He was a prominent figure at the University of Oxford and authored several influential works that were widely studied during that time.
During the Renaissance period, a notable artist named Maxon Dürer, born in 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany, gained recognition for his skilled woodcuts and engravings. His works, including the famous "Praying Hands" and "Melencolia I," are celebrated as masterpieces of the Northern Renaissance style.
In the 18th century, Maxon Robespierre, born in 1758 in Arras, France, played a pivotal role in the French Revolution. As a prominent leader of the Jacobin faction, he was a driving force behind the Reign of Terror, ultimately meeting his demise by execution in 1794.
Another historical figure who bore the name Maxon was Maxon Gorky, a Russian writer and political activist born in 1868. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the Russian realist tradition and was a renowned advocate for social change and revolutionary ideas.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who carried the given name Maxon. While the name may have evolved and taken on various spellings and forms across different cultures and time periods, its roots can be traced back to the powerful and mighty connotations of its Germanic origins.
People
Maxon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maxon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maxon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maxon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,392 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maxon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 246,232 US residents.
Is Maxon a common name?
We classify Maxon as "Rare". It ranks above 92% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,422 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maxon most popular?
The single biggest year for Maxon was 2018, when 107 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maxon is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maxon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,160 people with the name Maxon, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,186 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maxon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maxon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maxon leans strongly male. 1,143 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 14 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maxon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maxon is White at 64.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.9%) and Black (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maxon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maxon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.5% (748 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maxon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maxon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maxon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maxon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maxon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maxon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Maxon?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Maxon, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.