MAKS-een
Maxine
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About Maxine
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.
Pronounced MAKS-een.
As of September 2026, Maxine ranked #497 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #76 in 1923, Nameberry popularity #515.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,196 | 204 | 114.2 |
| 2015 | #1,108 | 234 | 131.1 |
| 2016 | #901 | 309 | 174.4 |
| 2017 | #880 | 311 | 180.1 |
| 2018 | #851 | 319 | 187.5 |
| 2019 | #798 | 347 | 206.7 |
| 2020 | #742 | 370 | 228.9 |
| 2021 | #703 | 410 | 249.9 |
| 2022 | #615 | 483 | 294.5 |
| 2023 | #514 | 590 | 367.7 |
| 2024 | #520 | 591 | 364.8 |
| 2025 | #497 | 597 | 371.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Maxines
- Maxine Frank Singer
American molecular biologist
- Maxine Audley
British actress
- Maxine Hong Kingston
American novelist
- Maxine Moore Carr Waters
U.S. Congresswoman from California
- Maxine Mawhinney
Northern Irish newscaster
- Maxine Kumin
American poet
- Maxine Peake
English actress
- Maxine Margaret McKew
Australian MP
- Maxine Elliott (born Jessie McDermott)
American stage actress
- Maxine Sullivan (born Marietta Williams)
American jazz singer
- Maxine Nightingale
singer
- Maxine Magalona
Filipino actress
- Maxine Swann
American author
- Maxine Sanders
English occultist, co,founder of Alexandrian Wicca
- Maxine Birley
birth name of Anglo,Irish fashion model Maxime de La Falaise
- Maxine Hexum (b. 2011)
daughter of American singer Nick Hexum
Maxine in pop culture
- Maxine "Max" Mayfield
character on TV's Stranger Things
- Maxine Stephanie Blake Minniver
character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Maxine Fortenberry
character on TV's "True Blood"
- Maxine Grey
character on TV's "Judging Amy"
- Maxine Joseph Chadway
character in the movie/TV series "Soul Food"
- Maxine George "Max" Black
a main character on TV's "2 Broke Girls"
- Maxine "Max" Hardy
character on TV's "The Following"
- Maxine Denver
character on TV's "The Forgotten"
- Maxine Felice "Max" Shaw
character on TV's "Living Single"
- Maxine "Max" Gibson
character in DC Universe
- Maxine
the spunky old lady found on Hallmark cards
- Maxine "Max" Caulfield
character in "Life Is Strange"
- Maxine Small
Character on TV's "Girl vs Boy"
- Maxine Williams
character on Danielle Steel's novel "Rogue"
- Maxine Griffin
character on TV's "Quantico"
- Maxine Conway
character on Australian TV series "Wentworth"
- Maxine Faulk
character in Tenessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana"
Variations & nicknames
- MaximeFrench
More nicknames
- Max