Trend of the Popularity of Max as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,120 male babies that were named Max in the US, which was 0.12% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Max peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2009 with a count of 3,958 babies, which was 0.20% of the total male babies born in the US in 2009.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Max, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Max.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Max in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Max in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Max from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Max as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	486	0.03
1981	501	0.03
1982	463	0.03
1983	531	0.03
1984	632	0.04
1985	761	0.04
1986	923	0.05
1987	1453	0.08
1988	1386	0.07
1989	1606	0.08
1990	1791	0.09
1991	1829	0.09
1992	1877	0.09
1993	1887	0.10
1994	1624	0.08
1995	1565	0.08
1996	1488	0.08
1997	1698	0.09
1998	2157	0.11
1999	2298	0.12
2000	2355	0.12
2001	2404	0.12
2002	2319	0.12
2003	2460	0.13
2004	2481	0.13
2005	2494	0.13
2006	2643	0.13
2007	2882	0.14
2008	3372	0.17
2009	3958	0.20
2010	3848	0.20
2011	3956	0.21
2012	3696	0.20
2013	3520	0.19
2014	3497	0.18
2015	3419	0.18
2016	3423	0.18
2017	3145	0.17
2018	2877	0.16
2019	2752	0.15
2020	2484	0.14
2021	2410	0.14
2022	2388	0.14
2023	2201	0.13
2024	2120	0.12