Max
About Max
If Sam can make it as a girl's name, why not Max? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's eldest daughter Maxima goes by Max, but you could also use it as a short form for Maxine, Maximilienne or even Margaux.
Pronounced MAKS.
As of October 2026, Max ranked #3687 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2456 in 2023.
Editor's take: The name Max is a girl's name meaning "greatest".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,086 | 54 | 30.5 |
| 2017 | #3,676 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | #2,953 | 56 | 32.9 |
| 2019 | #4,855 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #2,461 | 71 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | #3,095 | 53 | 32.3 |
| 2022 | #3,148 | 52 | 31.7 |
| 2023 | #2,456 | 73 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | #3,470 | 45 | 27.8 |
| 2025 | #3,687 | 41 | 25.5 |
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Max on lists
Famous Maxs
- Maxima Chan "Max" Zuckerberg
daughter of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
- Max Alice Tsvetnenko (b. 2013)
daughter of Zhenya Tsvetnenko
Max in pop culture
- Maximum "Max" Ride
title character in the book series by James Patterson
- Max Guevara
character in TV's "Dark Angel," played by Jessica Alba
- Maxine "Max" Hardy
character on "The Following," portrayed by Jessica Stroup
- Maxine "Max" Caulfield
main character in video game "Life Is Strange"
- Maxine George "Max" Black
character in TV's "2 Broke Girls," portrayed by Kat Dennings
- Maxine "Max" Mayfield
character on Netflix's Stranger Things
- Max Fox
character, daughter of Sam Fox on Better Things television series
- Max Mitchell
lead female character on Wild Cards television series