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Maxen
OriginWelsh, from Latin Maximus
Meaning"greatest"
US Rank#4979
2025 SSA
About Maxen
Also spelled Macsen, this ancient name manages to sound modern and cool. An heroic namesake was Maxen Wledig, a fourth century Spanish-born general who led the Roman army out of Britain, and as Emperor was the most powerful occupant of the throne of the Caesars who had ever ruled Europe from the City of the Seven Hills.
Pronounced MAX-un.
As of October 2026, Maxen ranked #4979 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2269 in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,564 | 48 | 25 |
| 2015 | #2,469 | 51 | 26.6 |
| 2016 | #2,269 | 59 | 31.1 |
| 2017 | #2,874 | 42 | 22.7 |
| 2018 | #4,070 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #2,834 | 44 | 24.5 |
| 2020 | #4,370 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #3,964 | 27 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,979 | 20 | 11.7 |
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