How Many People Are Named Maxim?
An estimated 6,754 people in the United States have the first name Maxim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Maxim peaked in popularity in 2012 with 346 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maxim 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 Maxim paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maxim is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,754
About 1 in 50,748 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2012
346 births
Total Registered
6,884
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maxim
Maxim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,884 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Maxim as a male name
Ranked #1,446 in 2024
125 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (346 births)
Maxim as a female name
Ranked #16,276 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 2010 (6 births)
Maxim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maxim span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,904 babies were registered. Maxim has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maxim by Decade
How has Maxim 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.
Maxim by State
Birth registrations for Maxim span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Alaska, Tennessee. On average, about 197 Maxims were registered per state.
Maxim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maxim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maxim
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maxim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maxim?
We estimate approximately 6,754 people named Maxim 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 50,748 Americans share this first name.
Is Maxim a common name?
Maxim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,884 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maxim most popular?
Maxim reached peak popularity in 2012, when 346 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maxim is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maxim a male name?
Maxim is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maxim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maxim Smith, Maxim Johnson, Maxim 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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