Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: EnglishMaxwell is a masculine given name. It is of English and Scottish origin, meaning "From Mack's Spring". The name originates as a place name from a location on the River Tweed in Scotland and first recorded in 1144 CE, spelled Mackeswell.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maxwell yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 9 | #668 |
| 1882 | 6 | #912 |
| 1883 | 10 | #622 |
| 1884 | 8 | #737 |
| 1885 | 8 | #742 |
| 1886 | 6 | #926 |
| 1887 | 7 | #802 |
| 1888 | 7 | #885 |
| 1889 | 11 | #610 |
| 1890 | 15 | #502 |
| 1891 | 7 | #816 |
| 1892 | 10 | #731 |
| 1893 | 13 | #560 |
| 1894 | 8 | #835 |
| 1895 | 13 | #594 |
| 1896 | 16 | #527 |
| 1897 | 21 | #419 |
| 1898 | 16 | #533 |
| 1899 | 12 | #602 |
| 1900 | 22 | #503 |
| 1901 | 18 | #461 |
| 1902 | 26 | #401 |
| 1903 | 17 | #542 |
| 1904 | 17 | #553 |
| 1905 | 23 | #473 |
| 1906 | 29 | #405 |
| 1907 | 22 | #504 |
| 1908 | 27 | #483 |
| 1909 | 29 | #481 |
| 1910 | 41 | #429 |
| 1911 | 49 | #410 |
| 1912 | 113 | #366 |
| 1913 | 121 | #385 |
| 1914 | 132 | #415 |
| 1915 | 176 | #404 |
| 1916 | 147 | #473 |
| 1917 | 147 | #471 |
| 1918 | 150 | #488 |
| 1919 | 134 | #514 |
| 1920 | 120 | #569 |
| 1921 | 109 | #605 |
| 1922 | 142 | #519 |
| 1923 | 124 | #559 |
| 1924 | 117 | #588 |
| 1925 | 113 | #593 |
| 1926 | 87 | #681 |
| 1927 | 103 | #617 |
| 1928 | 116 | #572 |
| 1929 | 127 | #521 |
| 1930 | 98 | #624 |
| 1931 | 84 | #655 |
| 1932 | 89 | #640 |
| 1933 | 68 | #743 |
| 1934 | 68 | #744 |
| 1935 | 75 | #700 |
| 1936 | 59 | #804 |
| 1937 | 53 | #840 |
| 1938 | 74 | #713 |
| 1939 | 69 | #722 |
| 1940 | 59 | #816 |
| 1941 | 65 | #775 |
| 1942 | 64 | #811 |
| 1943 | 66 | #812 |
| 1944 | 69 | #751 |
| 1945 | 52 | #874 |
| 1946 | 82 | #724 |
| 1947 | 66 | #858 |
| 1948 | 59 | #897 |
| 1949 | 60 | #898 |
| 1950 | 63 | #867 |
| 1951 | 65 | #873 |
| 1952 | 73 | #827 |
| 1953 | 66 | #886 |
| 1954 | 78 | #824 |
| 1955 | 90 | #768 |
| 1956 | 82 | #827 |
| 1957 | 66 | #933 |
| 1958 | 59 | #998 |
| 1959 | 81 | #841 |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,003 |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,065 |
| 1962 | 58 | #1,011 |
| 1963 | 64 | #943 |
| 1964 | 61 | #977 |
| 1965 | 65 | #924 |
| 1966 | 64 | #909 |
| 1967 | 57 | #963 |
| 1968 | 71 | #864 |
| 1969 | 79 | #865 |
| 1970 | 71 | #954 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,098 |
| 1972 | 74 | #933 |
| 1973 | 94 | #822 |
| 1974 | 86 | #866 |
| 1975 | 102 | #826 |
| 1976 | 96 | #853 |
| 1977 | 122 | #772 |
| 1978 | 117 | #783 |
| 1979 | 150 | #699 |
| 1980 | 189 | #635 |
| 1981 | 209 | #594 |
| 1982 | 191 | #628 |
| 1983 | 220 | #571 |
| 1984 | 299 | #484 |
| 1985 | 467 | #383 |
| 1986 | 608 | #327 |
| 1987 | 1,017 | #231 |
| 1988 | 1,208 | #217 |
| 1989 | 1,400 | #205 |
| 1990 | 1,625 | #189 |
| 1991 | 1,724 | #188 |
| 1992 | 1,876 | #171 |
| 1993 | 1,781 | #182 |
| 1994 | 1,719 | #182 |
| 1995 | 1,837 | #178 |
| 1996 | 1,901 | #177 |
| 1997 | 2,317 | #148 |
| 1998 | 2,791 | #136 |
| 1999 | 3,338 | #106 |
| 2000 | 3,364 | #113 |
| 2001 | 3,183 | #124 |
| 2002 | 3,036 | #129 |
| 2003 | 3,086 | #132 |
| 2004 | 2,927 | #136 |
| 2005 | 2,810 | #140 |
| 2006 | 2,792 | #149 |
| 2007 | 2,713 | #153 |
| 2008 | 3,058 | #134 |
| 2009 | 3,080 | #132 |
| 2010 | 3,015 | #133 |
| 2011 | 3,055 | #133 |
| 2012 | 3,233 | #114 |
| 2013 | 3,643 | #108 |
| 2014 | 3,739 | #107 |
| 2015 | 3,553 | #113 |
| 2016 | 3,584 | #111 |
| 2017 | 3,081 | #133 |
| 2018 | 2,906 | #134 |
| 2019 | 2,637 | #147 |
| 2020 | 2,513 | #146 |
| 2021 | 2,380 | #162 |
| 2022 | 2,183 | #173 |
| 2023 | 1,992 | #182 |
| 2024 | 2,021 | #182 |
