Maxine

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Maxine is an English feminine given name created as a feminine version of the name Max. It has been in regular use since the 1880s. Other names with the diminutive suffix -een, -ene, or -ine were also in fashion during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

From Wikipedia

Maxine first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 1 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1954 with 74 babies (rank #97 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Maxine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maxine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

74
Total babies (all years)
1
Years in the data
74
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195474#97