How Many People Are Named Maxie?
An estimated 3,030 people in the United States have the first name Maxie. It is used for both genders, with 53.7% male. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Maxie peaked in popularity in 1935 with 215 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maxie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maxie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maxie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
3,030
About 1 in 113,120 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.7% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1935
215 births
Total Registered
8,648
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maxie
Maxie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.7%) and females (46.3%). Out of 8,648 total births registered, 4,640 were male and 4,008 were female.
Maxie as a male name
Ranked #11,656 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1935 (125 births)
Maxie as a female name
Ranked #6,065 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (96 births)
Maxie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maxie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 1,686 babies were registered. Maxie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maxie by Decade
How has Maxie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maxie by State
Birth registrations for Maxie span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, South Carolina, Kentucky. The lowest are in Missouri, Ohio, California. On average, about 233 Maxies were registered per state.
Maxie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maxie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maxie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maxie?
We estimate approximately 3,030 people named Maxie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 113,120 Americans share this first name.
Is Maxie a common name?
Maxie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,648 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maxie most popular?
Maxie reached peak popularity in 1935, when 215 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maxie is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maxie a male name?
Maxie is predominantly male. 53.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maxie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maxie Smith, Maxie Johnson, Maxie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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