Gender
Origin
- English
- Capable
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maxwell
Pronunciation
max-well, maxwe-ll
Celebrity Babies
Son of Andrew Dice Clay
More about the name
Maxwell 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.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #107, 3,728 births); most recent 2025 (rank #189, 1,924 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #2634, 66 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7133, 15 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,924 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2,021 | 28 |
| 2023 | 1,992 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2,183 | 52 |
| 2021 | 2,380 | 49 |
| 2020 | 2,513 | 54 |
| 2019 | 2,637 | 56 |
| 2018 | 2,906 | 61 |
| 2017 | 3,081 | 66 |
| 2016 | 3,584 | 60 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #114, 526 births); most recent 2025 (rank #183, 274 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 274 |
| 2024 | 273 |
| 2023 | 288 |
| 2022 | 290 |
| 2021 | 325 |
| 2020 | 336 |
| 2019 | 352 |
| 2018 | 399 |
| 2017 | 433 |
| 2016 | 504 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1577, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #301, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #150, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #219, 9 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #67, 64 births); most recent 2023 (rank #144, 24 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2015 | 42 |
| 2014 | 64 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence