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The name Maxine peaked for boys at #1681 in 1928. Maxine is also used for girls, ranking #497 in 2025.

The name Maxine is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest".

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Sleek and stylish with a touch of quirkiness about it too, Maxine is a popular choice in Belgium and France, and has been climbing up the US charts too. Following a two decade absence, it re-entered the Top 1000 in 2016 and a recent year saw it rank just outside the Top 500. 
 
A relative of Maximillian and Maximus, Maxine shares the same aspirational Latin meaning of "greatest" and offers you a way to cool nicknames, like Max, Maxie, and Mina.
 
Used familiarly since the 20th-century, Maxine had its US peak in the years between 1915 and 1930, when it was a Top 100 choice, attached as it was to celebs of the era, such as actress Maxine Elliott and one of the singing Andrews Sisters. Since then, it has been notably borne by Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Chinese-born writer Maxine Hong Kingston.
 
Musician Nick Hexum was slightly ahead of the trends when he and his wife Nikki named their daughter Maxine in 2011, a sister to Echo and Harlow.

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The name Maxine is currently ranked #497 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #76 in 1923. The name is most popular in Hawaii, Montana, and District of Columbia. Maxine is occasionally used for boys in 1951.

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