Maxx
The given name Maxx is a masculine variant spelling of Max, derived from Maximilian meaning "greatest".
Name Census estimates that about 4,033 living Americans carry the first name Maxx. It is a predominantly male name (97.4% of registrations). The average person named Maxx today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maxx births was 2010 (216 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maxx. 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 Maxx with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Maxx is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 105 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
4.0K
~ 1 in 84,987 Americans
Peak year
2010
216 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,712
Tracked since 1980
Census
Maxx in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,545 people with the first name Maxx, which placed it at #4,998 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
#4,998
National first-name rank
People counted
3.5K
3,545 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maxx
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maxx is White at 66.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). 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 Maxx 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 Maxx at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.2% · 2,348
- Hispanic or Latino19.0% · 674
- Two or more races5.4% · 193
- Black or African American5.3% · 189
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 103
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 38
Gender
Gender distribution for Maxx
Maxx leans heavily male at 97.4% of total registrations, but 105 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Maxx as a male name
- Ranked #1,712 in 2024
- 97 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (210 births)
Maxx as a female name
- Ranked #16,788 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maxx leans strongly male. 3,404 people counted with this name were male (95.9%), compared with 145 female bearers (4.1%).
Popularity
Maxx: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maxx from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,702 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maxx 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 Maxx during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maxx' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Maxx, while Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 82 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maxx
The name Maxx is a modern variant of the traditional name Max, which has its origins in the Latin name Maximus. Maximus means "greatest" or "largest" and was a common surname given to Roman citizens during the time of the Roman Empire.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maximus can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Suetonius, who mentions a man named Quintus Fabius Maximus, a Roman consul and military commander who lived in the 3rd century BC. Another notable historical figure with the name Maximus was the 5th century Roman emperor Petronius Maximus, who ruled for a brief period in 455 AD.
The name Maximus eventually evolved into the shorter form Max, which became popular in various European cultures. One of the earliest known individuals with the name Max was the 4th century Christian saint and bishop, St. Maximinus of Trier, who lived in what is now modern-day Germany.
Throughout history, there have been several prominent figures with the name Max. For example, Max Planck (1858-1947) was a renowned German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Another famous Max was the German composer Max Bruch (1838-1920), best known for his violin concerto in G minor.
In the literary world, Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) was a British essayist and caricaturist who was part of the Aesthetic movement, while Max Frisch (1911-1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist known for works like "Homo Faber" and "Andorra."
The modern variant Maxx emerged in the late 20th century, likely as a way to provide a more unique spelling and pronunciation of the traditional name Max. One of the earliest notable individuals with this spelling was Maxx Troselius (born 1965), a Swedish graphic designer and artist known for his work in the punk rock and skateboarding scenes.
People
Maxx + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maxx 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
Maxx: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maxx?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,033 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maxx 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 84,987 US residents.
Is Maxx a common name?
We classify Maxx as "Rare". It ranks above 96% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,087 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maxx most popular?
The single biggest year for Maxx was 2010, when 216 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maxx is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maxx in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,545 people with the name Maxx, or 1.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,998 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 Maxx 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 Maxx?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maxx leans strongly male. 3,404 people counted with this name were male (95.9%), compared with 145 female bearers (4.1%). 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 Maxx?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maxx is White at 66.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). 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 Maxx most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maxx in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.2% (2,348 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 Maxx in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maxx a male name?
Yes, 97.4% of people registered as Maxx 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 Maxx still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maxx 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 Maxx 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 share the name Maxx?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.