How Many People Are Named Maxine?
An estimated 32,251 people in the United States have the first name Maxine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Maxine peaked in popularity in 1924 with 3,672 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maxine 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 Maxine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Maxine is overwhelmingly female, 377 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
32,251
About 1 in 10,628 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1924
3,672 births
Total Registered
115,387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maxine
Maxine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 115,387 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Maxine as a male name
Ranked #2,988 in 1951
8 male births in 1951
Peak: 1928 (21 births)
Maxine as a female name
Ranked #520 in 2024
591 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (3,659 births)
Maxine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maxine span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 33,872 babies were registered. Maxine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maxine by Decade
How has Maxine 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 1890s | 173 | 0 | 173 | |
| 1900s | 1,409 | 0 | 1,409 | |
| 1910s | 17,854 | 54 | 17,800 | |
| 1920s | 33,872 | 129 | 33,743 | |
| 1930s | 20,597 | 120 | 20,477 | |
| 1940s | 16,131 | 61 | 16,070 | |
| 1950s | 9,754 | 13 | 9,741 | |
| 1960s | 4,309 | 0 | 4,309 | |
| 1970s | 1,541 | 0 | 1,541 | |
| 1980s | 1,357 | 0 | 1,357 | |
| 1990s | 1,885 | 0 | 1,885 | |
| 2000s | 1,570 | 0 | 1,570 | |
| 2010s | 2,470 | 0 | 2,470 | |
| 2020s | 2,444 | 0 | 2,444 | |
Maxine by State
Birth registrations for Maxine span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Delaware, Nevada. On average, about 2,187 Maxines were registered per state.
Maxine + Last Name Combinations
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Maxine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maxine?
We estimate approximately 32,251 people named Maxine 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 10,628 Americans share this first name.
Is Maxine a common name?
Maxine is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 115,387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maxine most popular?
Maxine reached peak popularity in 1924, when 3,672 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maxine is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maxine a female name?
Maxine is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maxine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maxine Smith, Maxine Johnson, Maxine 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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